Aceburic acid

Aceburic acid
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Identifiers
  • 4-(Acetyloxy)butanoic acid
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC6H10O4
Molar mass146.142 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC(=O)OCCCC(=O)O
  • InChI=1S/C6H10O4/c1-5(7)10-4-2-3-6(8)9/h2-4H2,1H3,(H,8,9) checkY
  • Key:GOVNVPJYMDJYSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
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Aceburic acid (INN), also known as 4-acetoxybutanoic acid or 4-hydroxybutyric acid acetate, is a drug described as an analgesic which was never marketed.[1] It is the acetyl ester of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB, which is 4-hydroxybutanoic acid),[1] and based on its structural relation to GHB, is likely to behave as a prodrug to it.[2]

  1. ^ a b Ganellin CR, Triggle DJ (21 November 1996). Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents. CRC Press. pp. 1052–. ISBN 978-0-412-46630-4.
  2. ^ Dardoize F, Goasdoue C, Goasdoue N, Laborit HM, Topall G (1989-01-01). "4-Hydroxybutyric acid (and analogues) derivatives of D-glucosamine". Tetrahedron. 45 (24): 7783–7794. doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)85793-8. ISSN 0040-4020.