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B103608

γ-Butyrolactone

ReagentPlus®, ≥99%

γ-Butyrolactone

Synonym(s):

gamma-Butyrolactone, γ-Hydroxybutyric acid lactone, 4-Hydroxybutyric acid lactone, GBL

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$28.10
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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H6O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
86.09
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
202-509-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
105248
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99%
Form:
liquid

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vapor density

3 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

1.5 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

851 °F

expl. lim.

16 %

drug control

Pszichotróp anyag / Psychotropic Substance (Hungary), 78/2022. (XII. 28.) BM rendelet

refractive index

n20/D 1.436 (lit.)

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assay

≥99%

assay

97%

assay

98%

assay

≥99.5%

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

-

density

1.12 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

density

1.786 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

density

0.948 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

density

1.12 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

form

liquid

form

liquid

form

liquid

form

-

bp

204-205 °C (lit.)

bp

138 °C/6 mmHg (lit.)

bp

-

bp

204-205 °C (lit.)

mp

−45 °C (lit.)

mp

-

mp

-

mp

−45 °C (lit.)

Application

For the introduction of 3-carboxypropyl side chain.[1] Used as a component of electrolyte solutions in batteries and capacitors.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Precursor of γ-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB). It blocks dopamine release by blocking impulse flow in dopaminergic neurons. Pretreatment with γ-butyrolactone allows detection of autoreceptor-induced dopamine release.
Precursor of γ-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB); blocks dopamine release.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

208.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

98 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter


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Journal of Power Sources, 43, 195-195 (1993)
S Ohkawa et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 34(1), 267-276 (1991-01-01)
A novel series of (3-pyridylmethyl)benzoquinone derivatives was molecular designed and synthesized for the dual purpose of inhibiting thromboxane A2 and leukotriene biosynthesis enzymes and scavenging active oxygen species (AOS). They were evaluated for inhibition of TXA2 synthase, inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase
Monica Blichowski et al.
Epilepsia, 56(7), 1081-1087 (2015-06-03)
Infantile spasms (or IS) is a catastrophic childhood epilepsy that is particularly prevalent in children with Down syndrome. Previously, we have shown that the Ts65Dn (Ts) mouse model of Down syndrome is a useful substrate upon which to develop an
Michelle Wood et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1056(1-2), 83-90 (2004-12-15)
We have developed a rapid method that enables the simultaneous analysis of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and its precursors, i.e. gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BD) in urine. The method comprised a simple dilution of the urine sample, followed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass
Zheng-Yuan Su et al.
Chemical research in toxicology, 26(3), 477-485 (2013-02-28)
Cancer development has been linked to epigenetic modifications of cancer oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes; in advanced metastatic cancers, severe epigenetic modifications are present. We previously demonstrated that the progression of prostate tumors in TRAMP mice is associated with methylation

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B103608-500G04061837378041
B103608-20KG04061837378034
B103608-2.5KG04061837378027
B103608-25G04061833420492

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