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4-Hydroxybutyric acid
[CAS# 591-81-1]

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Identification
Name 4-Hydroxybutyric acid
Synonyms Anetamin; GHB; gamma-Hydroxybutyrate; gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
Molecular Structure CAS # 591-81-1, 4-Hydroxybutyric acid, Anetamin, GHB, gamma-Hydroxybutyrate, gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
Molecular Formula C4H8O3
Molecular Weight 104.10
CAS Registry Number 591-81-1
EC Number 691-053-4
Properties
Solubility Freely soluble (512 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.*
Density 1.1405 g/cm3**
Melting point 212 ºC***
* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2014 ACD/Labs)
** Palomaa, M. H.; Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae, Series A6: Physica 1914, V4, P1-104.
*** Stefanovic, Gjorgje; Glasnik Hemijskog Drustva Beograd 1956, V21, P213-18.
Safety Data
Hazard Classification
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HazardClassCategory CodeHazard Statement
Serious eye damageEye Dam.1H318
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposureSTOT SE3H336
Acute toxicityAcute Tox.4H302
Controlled Substance DEA Drug Code Number: 2010    Details
CSA Schedule: I
Narcotics? No
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