Ethyl 4-hydroxybutanoate

Ethyl 4-hydroxybutanoate Basic information

Product Name:	Ethyl 4-hydroxybutanoate
Synonyms:	ethylhydroxybutanoate,ethyl4-hydroxybutanoate;Ethyl 4-hydroxybutanoate;4-Hydroxybutyric acid ethyl ester;Butanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, ethyl ester;4-Hydroxybutanoic acid ethyl ester;Ethyl 4-hydroxybutyrate;Elagolix Impurity 52;Elagolix Impurity 70
CAS:	999-10-0
MF:	C6H12O3
MW:	132.16
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Mol File:	999-10-0.mol

Ethyl 4-hydroxybutanoate Chemical Properties

Boiling point	205 °C
density	1.027
Fp	81 °C
storage temp.	Refrigerator, under inert atmosphere
solubility	Chloroform (Sparingly), Methaol (Slightly)
form	Oil
pka	14.88±0.10(Predicted)
color	Clear Colourless
Odor	at 100.00 %. caramel
Odor Type	caramellic
LogP	0.276 (est)
CAS DataBase Reference	999-10-0(CAS DataBase Reference)

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Ethyl 4-hydroxybutanoate Usage And Synthesis

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 31, p. 485, 1966 DOI: 10.1021/jo01340a031

Ethyl 4-hydroxybutanoate Preparation Products And Raw materials

Raw materials	ethyl 2-acetyl-4-acetoxybutyrate-->2-ETHOXYTETRAHYDROFURAN-->ETHYL 4-ACETOXYBUTANOATE-->4-Oxobutanoic acid ethyl ester-->Ethyl cyclopropanecarboxylate-->Triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate-->Ethyl acetate-->Ethanol-->Ethyl 4-bromobutyrate
Preparation Products	(S)-2-Hydroxypentanedioic Acid Diethyl Ester-->Gamma Butyrolactone-->1,4-Butanediol-->ethyl 4-((ethoxycarbonyl)methoxy)butanoate

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