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Versatic acid 5 (neopentanoic acid, also called pivalic acid) is a synthetic sterically hindered carboxylic acid with a short and highly branched alkyl chemical structure.
Versatic acid 5 is used primarily as an intermediate to make peroxyesters and chemicals for the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries.