Sodium 2-oxobutyrate

C4H5NaO3CAS 2013-26-5124.07 g/mol

OO−ONa+
Carboxylic acidKetone

Properties

Molecular formula
C4H5NaO3
Molar mass
124.07 g/mol
Exact mass
124.0136 Da
logP
-0.33Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
54.4 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 2
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

No GHS classification is on file for this compound. That is not evidence that it is harmless.

Identifiers

CAS number
2013-26-5
SMILES
CCC(=O)C([O-])=O.[Na+]
InChI

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Names and synonyms

5 names
  • Butanoic acid, 2-oxo-, sodium salt (1:1)
  • Butyric acid, 2-oxo-, sodium salt
  • Butanoic acid, 2-oxo-, sodium salt
  • Sodium α-ketobutyrate
  • 2-Oxobutyric acid sodium salt

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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