Butanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-

• Formula: C₄H₈O₃
• Molecular weight: 104.1045
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h5H,1-3H2,(H,6,7) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: SJZRECIVHVDYJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 591-81-1
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: GHB; γ-Hydroxybutyric acid decomposition product; 4-Hydroxybutyric acid; 4-Hydroxybutanoic acid
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Individual Reactions

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By formula: C₄H₈O₃ = H₂O + C₄H₆O₂

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Gas Chromatography

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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References

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Wiberg and Waldron, 1991
Wiberg, K.B.; Waldron, R.F., Lactones. 2. Enthalpies of hydrolysis, reduction, and formation of the C₄-C₁₃ monocyclic lactones. strain energies and conformations, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1991, 113, 7697-7705. [all data]

Liu, Xu, et al., 2007
Liu, Y.; Xu, X.-L.; Zhou, G.-H., Comparative study of volatile compounds in traditional Chinese Nanjing marinated duck by different extraction techniques, Int. J. Food Sci. Technol., 2007, 42, 5, 543-550, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2006.01264.x . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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