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butyric acid

C4H8O2

Butyric acid has the molecular formula C4H8O2 and a molar mass of 88.11 g/mol, a melting point of -8 °C and a boiling point of 163.8 °C.

Properties

Molecular formulaC4H8O2
Molar mass88.11 g/mol
Exact (monoisotopic) mass88.05243 g/mol
Melting point-8 °C
Boiling point163.75 °C
Density0.9563 g/cm³
logP (octanol–water)0.8
Topological polar surface area37.3 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors / acceptors1 / 2
Heavy atoms6
InChIKeyFERIUCNNQQJTOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
IUPAC namebutanoic acid

Elemental composition

14 atoms across 3 elements, by mass.

ElementAtomsPercent by mass
Carbon (C)454.53%
Oxygen (O)236.32%
Hydrogen (H)89.15%

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Molar mass and elemental composition are computed from IUPAC 2021 conventional atomic weights. Formula, exact mass and the computed descriptors come from PubChem, which is US government work and in the public domain. Melting point, boiling point and density come from Wikidata under CC0. Properties with no figure shown are absent from those sources rather than zero.