4-Amino-2-hydroxybutanoic acid

C4H9NO3CAS 13477-53-7119.12 g/mol

H2NOHOOH
AlcoholCarboxylic acidPrimary amine

Properties

Molecular formula
C4H9NO3
Molar mass
119.12 g/mol
Exact mass
119.0582 Da
Melting point
191–192 °C
logP
-1.22Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
83.5 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
3 / 3
Rotatable bonds
3

Hazards

Warning
Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 8 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
13477-53-7
SMILES
NCCC(O)C(=O)O
InChIKey
IVUOMFWNDGNLBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H9NO3/c5-2-1-3(6)4(7)8/h3,6H,1-2,5H2,(H,7,8)

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Names and synonyms

10 names
  • Butanoic acid, 4-amino-2-hydroxy-
  • Butyric acid, 4-amino-2-hydroxy-
  • HABA
  • 2-Hydroxy-γ-aminobutyric acid
  • 4-Amino-2-hydroxybutyric acid
  • γ-Amino-α-hydroxybutyric acid
  • DL-4-Amino-2-hydroxybutanoic acid
  • (RS)-2-Hydroxy-γ-aminobutyric acid
  • DL-4-Amino-2-hydroxybutyric acid
  • (RS)-2-Hydroxy-GABA

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

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Similar compounds

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