Butyrolactone

• Formula: C₄H₆O₂

• MW: 86.09

• SMILES String: O=C1CCCO1

• Synonyms: 1,2-Butanolide; 1,4-Butanolide; 1,4-Butyrolactone; 1-Oxacyclopentane-2-one; 2-Oxolanone; 2-Oxotetrahydrofuran; 4-Butanolide; 4-Butyrolactone; 4-Deoxytetronic acid; 4-Hydroxybutanoic acid lactone; 4-Hydroxybutyric acid lactone; 6480; Alpha-Butyrolactone; BLO; BLON; Butyric acid lactone; Butyryl lactone; Butyrylactone; Dihydro-2(3H)-furanone; Dihyro-2-furanone; Gamma-6480; Gamma-BL; Gamma-Butanolactone; Gamma-Butyrolactone; Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid cyclic ester; Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid lactone; Gamma-Hydroxybutyrolactone; Gamma-Lactone 4-hydroxy-butanoic acid; Gamma-Lactone 4-hydroxy-butyric acid; Gamma-Lactone 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; Gamma-Lactone 4-hydroxybutyric acid; NCI-C55878; Tetrahydro-2-furanone

• CAS Reg. 96-48-0

• PubChem Substance Entry

• National Toxicology Program

• UM-BBD reactions whose product is Butyrolactone
  • 2-Hydroxytetrahydrofuran -----> Butyrolactone (reacID# r0018)

• UM-BBD reactions whose substrate is Butyrolactone
  • Butyrolactone -----> 4-Hydroxybutanoate (reacID# r0016)

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This is the UM-BBD compound, compID# c0033.
It was generated on November 24, 2009 9:52:23 PM CST.

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