Aceburic acid

Aceburic acid
Clinical data
ATC code
  • none
Identifiers
  • 4-(Acetyloxy)butanoic acid
CAS Number
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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) Y
  • Key:GOVNVPJYMDJYSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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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. It is the acetyl ester prodrug of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB).