Ethyl 3-hydroxybutyrate

CAS Registry Number®

5405-41-4

CAS Name

Ethyl 3-hydroxybutyrate

Molecular Formula

C6H12O3

Molecular Mass

132.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    81-82 °C @ Press: 20 Torr

  • Density (2)

    0.9496 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O3/c1-3-9-6(8)4-5(2)7/h5,7H,3-4H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=OMSUIQOIVADKIM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(OCC)=O)C(C)O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OCC)CC(O)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-, ethyl ester
  • Butyric acid, 3-hydroxy-, ethyl ester
  • Butyric acid, β-hydroxy-, ethyl ester
  • Ethyl 3-hydroxybutyrate
  • Ethyl 3-hydroxybutanoate

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

35608-64-1

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