(S)-2-Hydroxybutyric acid

CAS Registry Number®

3347-90-8

CAS Name

(S)-2-Hydroxybutyric acid

Molecular Formula

C4H8O3

Molecular Mass

104.10

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    40-42 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c1-2-3(5)4(6)7/h3,5H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)/t3-/m0/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=AFENDNXGAFYKQO-VKHMYHEASA-N

SMILES

[C@@H](C(O)=O)(CC)O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(O)CC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, (2S)-
  • Butanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, (S)-
  • (2S)-2-Hydroxybutanoic acid
  • L-2-Hydroxybutyric acid
  • (+)-2-Hydroxybutyric acid

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