Β-Hydroxybutyric acidβ-Hydroxybutyric acid, also known as 3-hydroxybutyric acid or BHB, is an organic compound and a beta hydroxy acid with the chemical formula CH3CH(OH)CH2CO2H; its conjugate base is β-hydroxybutyrate, also known as 3-hydroxybutyrate. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Β-Hydroxybutyric acid, revision 1380044646.

Property

Value

Formula

C4H8O3, 104.10 g/mol

Melting point

45 °C

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