Butyrolactone

• Formula: C₄H₆O₂
• Molecular weight: 86.0892
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H6O2/c5-4-2-1-3-6-4/h1-3H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: YEJRWHAVMIAJKC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 96-48-0
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • Oxolan-2-one
• Other names: 2(3H)-Furanone, dihydro-; γ-Butyrolactone; γ-BL; γ-Hydroxybutyric acid cyclic ester; γ-Hydroxybutyric acid lactone; γ-Hydroxybutyrolactone; Butanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, γ-lactone; Butyric acid lactone; Butyryl lactone; Dihydro-2(3H)-furanone; Tetrahydro-2-furanone; 1,4-Butanolide; 4-Butanolide; 4-Butyrolactone; 4-Deoxytetronic acid; 4-Hydroxybutanoic acid lactone; 4-Hydroxybutyric acid lactone; 6480; 1,4-Butyrolactone; γ-6480; Butyric acid, 4-hydroxy-, γ-lactone; Butyrylactone; BLO; BLON; Dihydro-2-furanone; NCI-C55878; 1,2-Butanolide; 4-Hydroxybutanoic acid, γ-lactone; 4-Hydroxybutyric acid, γ-lactone; 2-Oxolanone; 1-Oxacyclopentan-2-one; 2-Oxotetrahydrofuran; γ-Butanolactone; γ-Hydrooxybutyric acid lactone; Agrisynth BLO; GBL; Butyric acid, 4-hydroxy-, gamma-lactone; 2(3H)-dihydrofuranone; Dihydro-(3 H)-furan-2-one; Dihydrofuran-2(3H)-one; NSC 4592; dihydro-2(3H)-furanone (γ-butyrolactone); Tetrahydrofuran-2-one; Dihydro-2(3H)-furanone (-butyrolactone); Butan-4-olide; 2-Dihydrofuranone
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References

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