4-Aminobutanoic acid

• Formula: C₄H₉NO₂
• Molecular weight: 103.1198
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H9NO2/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h1-3,5H2,(H,6,7) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: BTCSSZJGUNDROE-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 56-12-2
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: γ-Aminobutyric acid; 4-Aminobutyric acid; 4-Amino-n-butyric acid; γ-Amino-n-butyric acid; Butanoic acid, 4-amino-; γ-Aminobutanoic acid; Aminalon; Aminobutyric acid,-4-; Butyric acid, 4-amino-; DF 468; Gaballon; Gamarex; Gamastan; Gammagee; Gammalon; Gammalone; Gammar; Gammasol; Gamulin; Globulin, immune human serum; GABA; Immu-G; Immuglobin; Mielogen; Mielomade; Reanal; ω-Aminobutyric acid; 3-Carboxypropylamine; NSC 27418; Piperidic acid; Piperidinic acid
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

References

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Contineanu and Marchidan, 1994
Contineanu, J.; Marchidan, D.I., The enthalpies of combustion and formation of some isomers of aminobutyric (aminobutanoic) acid, Rev. Roum. Chim., 1994, 39, 1391-1395. [all data]

Skoulika and Sabbah, 1983
Skoulika, S.; Sabbah, R., Thermodynamique de composes azotes X. Etude thermochimique de quelques acides ω-amines, Thermochim. Acta, 1983, 61, 203-214. [all data]

Skoulika and Sabbah, 1982
Skoulika, S.; Sabbah, R., Enthalpy of formation of some ω-amino acids in the solid state, C. R. Seances Acad. Sci., Ser. 2, 1982, 295, 657-660. [all data]

Strepikheev, Skuratov, et al., 1955
Strepikheev, A.A.; Skuratov, S.M.; Shtekher, S.M.; Muromova, R.S.; Brykina, E.P.; Kachinskaya, O.N., Mutual interaction of amino and carboxyl groups in amino acids, Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 1955, 102, 543-545. [all data]

Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G., Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press, New York, 1970, 1-636. [all data]

Spink and Wads, 1975
Spink, C.H.; Wads, I., Thermochemistry of solutions of biochemical model compounds. 4. The partial molar heat capacities of some amino acids in aqueous solution, J. Chem. Thermodynam., 1975, 7, 561-572. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions

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