2-Hydroxybutyric acid, is a hydroxybutyric acid with the hydroxyl group on the carbon adjacent to the carboxyl. It is a chiral compound having two enantiomers, D -2-hydroxybutyric acid and L -2-hydroxybutyric acid.
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