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Beta-Hydroxybutyric Acid

CAS: 300-85-6 | C4H8O3

2D Structure

3D Structure

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Basic Information

CAS Registry Number: 300-85-6
Molecular Formula: C4H8O3
Molecular Weight: 104.10499999999999 g/mol

Names and Synonyms:

Beta-Hydroxybutyric Acid
Butanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-
Butyric acid, 3-hydroxy-
3-Hydroxybutanoic acid
β-Hydroxybutyric acid
β-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid
3-Hydroxybutyric acid
β-Hydroxybutanoic acid
(±)-β-Hydroxybutyric acid
DL-β-Hydroxybutyric acid
DL-3-Hydroxybutyric acid
(±)-3-Hydroxybutyric acid
(±)-3-Hydroxybutanoic acid
(±)-3-Hydroxy-n-butyric acid
NSC 3806

Identifiers:

SMILES:
CC(O)CC(=O)O
InChI:
InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c1-3(5)2-4(6)7/h3,5H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)

Spectral Data

NMR, IR, and Mass spectral data

1H NMR
13C NMR
Predicting NMR spectra...
10 ppm 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ppm
Shift (ppm) Multiplicity Integration Assignment
200 ppm 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 ppm
Shift (ppm) DEPT Assignment

Note: These NMR spectra are predicted computationally and may differ from experimental data. Predictions are based on chemical environment analysis.

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All Properties

Comprehensive physical and chemical properties

Molecular

Property Value Source
Molecular Weight 104.10499999999999 g/mol RDKit

Exact

Property Value Source
Exact Molecular Weight 104.047344116 g/mol RDKit

Heavy

Property Value Source
Heavy Atom Count 7 count RDKit

Hydrogen

Property Value Source
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 2 count RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Donors 2 count RDKit

Rotatable

Property Value Source
Rotatable Bonds 2 count RDKit

Aromatic

Property Value Source
Aromatic Ring Count 0 count RDKit

Topological

Property Value Source
Topological Polar Surface Area 57.53 Ų RDKit

Physical Properties

Property Value Source
LogP -0.15809999999999996 RDKit
molecular_mass 104.10 g/mol Legacy Database
wikipedia_url https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-Hydroxybutyric_acid None Legacy Database
cas-boiling-point 125-130 °C @ Press: 8 Torr None Legacy Database
cas-canonical-smile O=C(O)CC(O)C None Legacy Database
cas-inchi InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c1-3(5)2-4(6)7/h3,5H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7) None Legacy Database
cas-inchi-key InChIKey=WHBMMWSBFZVSSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N None Legacy Database
cas-melting-point 46 °C None Legacy Database
cas-name 3-Hydroxybutyric acid None Legacy Database
wikipedia-name beta-Hydroxybutyric acid None Legacy Database

Molar

Property Value Source
Molar Refractivity 23.933599999999995 RDKit

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