Methyl (-)-3-hydroxybutyrate

CAS Registry Number®

3976-69-0

CAS Name

Methyl (-)-3-hydroxybutyrate

Molecular Formula

C5H10O3

Molecular Mass

118.13

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    63-66 °C @ Press: 10 Torr
  • Density (2)

    1.0523 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25.00 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H10O3/c1-4(6)3-5(7)8-2/h4,6H,3H2,1-2H3/t4-/m1/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=LDLDJEAVRNAEBW-SCSAIBSYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OC)CC(O)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-, methyl ester, (3R)-
  • Butanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-, methyl ester, (R)-
  • Butyric acid, 3-hydroxy-, methyl ester, D-(-)-
  • D-3-Hydroxybutyric acid methyl ester
  • Methyl (R)-3-hydroxybutanoate

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