4-hydroxybutan-2-one

DB04094ExperimentalSmall molecule

4-hydroxybutan-2-one: Overview.

Chemical structure of 4-hydroxybutan-2-one
Mechanism
Curator reviewed
Formula / weight
C4H8O2 · 88.1051 g/mol (avg)
Also known as
3-Oxo-1-butanol · 3-Oxobutanol · 4-Hydroxy-2-butanone · Methylolacetone · Monomethylolacetone

Resolves to

Compound
UNIITCM0BJ44MFCAS590-90-9ChEBI41268PubChem111509
Structure
InChIKeyLVSQXDHWDCMMRJ-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESCC(=O)CCO
Targets
P62942FKBP1A

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