Molecule ID: 3037032

IUPAC Name: 4-hydroxybutanoate

Description: The molecule is a 4-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid anion resulting from the removal of a proton from the carboxy group of 4-hydroxybutyric acid. It has a role as an anaesthesia adjuvant and an intravenous anaesthetic. It is a short-chain fatty acid anion, a hydroxy fatty acid anion and a 4-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid anion. It derives from a butyrate. It is a conjugate acid of a 4-hydroxybutyric acid.

SMILES: O=C([O-])CCCO

SELFIES: [O][=C][Branch1][C][O-1][C][C][C][O]

InChI: InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h5H,1-3H2,(H,6,7)/p-1

Molecular Properties:
- Polar Surface Area: 60.4 Ų
- LogP: 0.0