γ-Hydroxybutyric acid

GHB

Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK

Physical properties []
Molecular mass	104.10 g/mol [1]
Appearance	Viscid yellow mass [1]
Melting point	48-50 °C [1]
Boiling point	180 °C [1]
Solubility	Very soluble in water, alcohol and ether. [1]
Predicted LogP	-0.6 [1]

Structural Identifiers []
Molecular formula	C4H8O3 [1]
IUPAC name	4-hydroxybutanoic acid [1]
SMILES	C(CC(=O)O)CO [1]
InChI	InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h5H,1-3H2,(H,6,7) [1]
InChIKey	SJZRECIVHVDYJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]

γ-Hydroxybutyric acid (also known as 4-Hydroxybutyric Acid, 4-Hydroxybutanoic acid, 4-Hydroxybutyric acid, γ-Hydroxybutyric acid, 591-81-1, 4-hydroxy-butyric acid, Anetamin, 4-hydroxy-butanoic acid, oxy-n-butyric acid or Butyric acid, 4-hydroxy-) is a substance of the carboxylic acid class.

Chemistry