(R) -3-Hydroxybutyric acid

Chemical Information
(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid is the R-enantiomer of 3-hydroxybutyric acid. Involved in the synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies, it can be used as an energy source by the brain during hypoglycaemia, and for the synthesis of biodegradable plastics. It is a sex pheremone in the European spider Linyphia triangularis. It has a role as a pheromone, a fungal metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a 3-hydroxybutyric acid and a ketone body. It is a conjugate acid of a (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate. It is an enantiomer of a (S)-3-hydroxybutyric acid.
| CAS Number | 625-72-9 |
| PubChem CID | 92135 |
| IUPAC Name | (3R)-3-hydroxybutanoic acid |
| Molecular Formula | C4H8O3 |
| Molecular Weight | 104.10 |
| XLogP | -0.5 |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 57.5 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 2 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 3 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 2 |
| Heavy Atom Count | 7 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 69 |
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Molecular Weight | 104.10 |
| XLogP3 | -0.5 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 2 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 3 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 2 |
| Exact Mass | 104.047344113 |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 104.047344113 |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 57.5 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 7 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 69.3 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 1 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
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