Asked by Tim

Does anyone know what CH3CH2CH(OH)COOH or C4H9O(C=O)CH3 is?
Answered by DrBob222
I believe the firt one is 3-hydroxybutanoic acid.
I believe the second one is
butyl acetate.
Answered by Tim
alpha -hydroxylbutyric acid (CH3CH2CH(OH)COOH) is this correct?
Answered by DrBob222
Yes, that's one way of naming it. My name SHOULD have been 2-hydroxybutanoic acid (I stated counting from the wrong end--a common error). The IUPAC name is butanoic acid for the parent compound but the older name of butyric acid abounds.
Answered by Dr Watts
Yes, I agree with 2-hydroxybutanoic acid.
Answered by Anonymous
the ecquisition?
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