Record Information
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Creation Date2015-09-08 17:48:51 -0600
Update Date2015-09-08 17:48:51 -0600
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • ECMDB24060
Identification
Name:4-Trimethylammoniobutanoic acid
Description
Structure
Thumb
Synonyms:
  • 4-Trimethylammoniobutanoate
Chemical Formula:C7H16NO2
Weight:Average: 146.2074
Monoisotopic: 146.118103761
InChI Key:JHPNVNIEXXLNTR-UHFFFAOYSA-O
InChI:InChI=1S/C7H15NO2/c1-8(2,3)6-4-5-7(9)10/h4-6H2,1-3H3/p+1
CAS number:Not Available
IUPAC Name:(3-carboxypropyl)trimethylazanium
Traditional IUPAC Name:4-trimethylaminobutyrate
SMILES:C[N+](C)(C)CCCC(O)=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as straight chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with a straight aliphatic chain.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acids and conjugates
Direct ParentStraight chain fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Straight chain fatty acid
  • Quaternary ammonium salt
  • Tetraalkylammonium salt
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxide
  • Amine
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic salt
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic cation
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State:Not Available
Charge:0
Melting point:Not Available
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility0.33 g/LALOGPS
logP-3ALOGPS
logP-4ChemAxon
logS-2.7ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.46ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area37.3 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count4ChemAxon
Refractivity51.44 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability16.63 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations:Cytoplasm
Reactions:
SMPDB Pathways:Not Available
KEGG Pathways:Not Available
EcoCyc Pathways:Not Available
Concentrations
Not Available
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9200000000-9e2d1dc212c339b92f26View in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (1 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0kmr-9210000000-6e4541ec3483e7b91d57View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-002b-1900000000-966adf9bec08be829132View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0ug1-7900000000-9bceb086039a8196b74eView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0006-9100000000-d347d928e06a35a20820View in MoNA
References
References:Not Available
Synthesis Reference:Not Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
External Links:
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CHEBI ID1941
HMDB IDNot Available
Pubchem Compound ID134
Kegg IDC01181
ChemSpider IDNot Available
Wikipedia IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available