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4-Butyrolactone

Catalog No. DB04699 Name DrugBank
CAS Number 187997-16-6 Website http://www.ualberta.ca/
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
oxolan-2-one
IUPAC Traditional name
4-butyrolactone
Synonyms
dihydrofuran-2(3h)-one
1,4-Lactone

DATABASE IDS

PubChem SID 46508619
CAS Number 187997-16-6
PubChem CID 7302

PROPERTIES

DETAILS

Description (English)
Item Information
Drug Groups experimental
Description One of the FURANS with a carbonyl thereby forming a cyclic lactone. It is an endogenous compound made from gamma-aminobutyrate and is the precursor of gamma-hydroxybutyrate. It is also used as a pharmacological agent and solvent. [PubChem]

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