Succinic semialdehyde

Succinic semialdehyde

IUPAC name 4-oxobutanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS number	692-29-5^Y
PubChem	1112
ChemSpider	1080^Y
KEGG	C00232^Y
MeSH	Succinic+semialdehyde
ChEBI	CHEBI:16265^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES O=CCCC(=O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h3H,1-2H2,(H,6,7)^Y Key: UIUJIQZEACWQSV-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C4H6O3/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h3H,1-2H2,(H,6,7) Key: UIUJIQZEACWQSV-UHFFFAOYAS
Properties
Molecular formula	C₄H₆O₃
Molar mass	102.089 g/mol
Appearance	oil
Boiling point	135 °C at 14 mmHg
Solubility in water	soluble in water, ethanol, benzene, diethyl ether^[1]
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Succinic semialdehyde is a GABA analogue.

References

^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 3–446, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2