2,4-Dihydroxybutanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

1518-62-3

CAS Name

2,4-Dihydroxybutanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C4H8O4

Molecular Mass

120.10

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    167-169 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H8O4/c5-2-1-3(6)4(7)8/h3,5-6H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)

InChIKey

InChIKey=UFYGCFHQAXXBCF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCO)(C(O)=O)O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(O)CCO

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanoic acid, 2,4-dihydroxy-
  • Butyric acid, 2,4-dihydroxy-
  • 2,4-Dihydroxybutanoic acid
  • 2,4-Dihydroxybutyric acid
  • 3-Deoxytetronic acid

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

22329-72-2

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