3-hydroxybutanoic acid (CAS 300-85-6)

About 3-hydroxybutanoic acid

3-hydroxybutanoic acid (CAS 300-85-6) is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C4H8O3 and a molecular weight of 104.1 g/mol. It has an InChIKey of WHBMMWSBFZVSSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N.

Properties

3-hydroxybutanoic acid molecular structure

CAS Number: 300-85-6
Formula: C4H8O3
Molecular Weight: 104.1 g/mol
IUPAC Name: 3-hydroxybutanoic acid
InChI Key: WHBMMWSBFZVSSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Also Known As

3-hydroxybutanoic acid is also known as 3-hydroxybutyric acid, Butanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-, beta-Hydroxybutyric acid, 3-Hydroxybuttersaeure, DL-beta-Hydroxybutyric acid, beta-Hydroxybuttersaeure, among other names.

3-hydroxybutyric acid Butanoic acid, 3-hydroxy- beta-Hydroxybutyric acid 3 HBA 3-Hydroxybuttersaeure DL-beta-Hydroxybutyric acid beta-Hydroxybuttersaeure beta-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid 3-hydroxy-butanoic acid beta-hydroxy-butyrate

(1)-3-Hydroxybutyric acid Hydroxybutyric acid, dl- NSC-3806 TZP1275679 CHEBI:20067 DTXSID60859511 3 Hydroxybutyric Acid beta Hydroxybutyric Acid RefChem:911394 DTXCID00209697 3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID, (A+-)- 206-099-9 210-908-0 DL-3-Hydroxybutyric Acid Butyric acid, 3-hydroxy- beta-hydroxybutyrate .beta.-Hydroxybutyric acid MFCD00004546 D,l-3 hydroxybutyrate beta-hydroxybutanoic acid NSC 3806 d,l-3-hydroxybutyric acid (+-)-3-Hydroxybutyric acid .beta.-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid AI3-21675 (+/-)-3-Hydroxybutyric Acid (+/-)-3-Hydroxybutanoic acid D(-)-beta-hydroxy butyric acid 3-hydroxybutyric acid, (+/-)- Butyric acid, 3-hydroxy- (8CI) 3-Hydroxybutanoic Acid + 3-(3-Hydroxybutyryloxy)butyric Acid (CAS:7565-79-9) (50:50 Mixture) SMR000112209 (+/-)-3-Hydroxybutyric Acid (Technical Grade) UNII-TZP1275679 EINECS 206-099-9 EINECS 210-908-0 3-OH-butyric acid BHBA 3- hydroxybutyric acid 3-hydroxy-butyric acid

Description

3-hydroxybutyric acid is a straight-chain 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid comprising a butyric acid core with a single hydroxy substituent in the 3- position; a ketone body whose levels are raised during ketosis, used as an energy source by the brain during fasting in humans. Also used to synthesise biodegradable plastics. It has a role as a human metabolite. It is a hydroxybutyric acid, a 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid and an (omega-1)-hydroxy fatty acid. It is functionally related to a butyric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-hydroxybutyrate.

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