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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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

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By formula: C₄H₈O₃ = H₂O + C₄H₆O₂

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]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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