Common molecules sample 50836

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Empirical formula:	C₄H₈O₂
a:	8.010 Å
b:	6.820 Å
c:	10.140 Å
α (alpha):	90.00 °
β (beta):	111.45 °
γ (gamma):	90.00 °
Volume:	515.56 Å³
Space group:	C2/m
Calculated density:	1.134 g/cm³
Z:	4
Temperature:	22.0 °C
Formula weight:	88.106 g/mole
R(F):	0.1270
CSD refcode:	BUTRAC
Short description:	n-Butyric acid is a viscous, foul-smelling, liquid carboxylic acid.
Keyword:	butter
Keyword:	food additive
CAS registry number:	107-92-6
Keyword:	plastics production
Keyword:	putrid
IUPAC name:	n-Butyric acid
Layman's explanation:	n-Butyric acid is a substance that was isolated from butter in 1869. Butyric acid means, in Latin, the acid of butter as it was first discovered in rancid butter. It is found most commonly in butter, but can also be present in some fruits. Butyric acid is also produced synthetically, through fermentation of various carbohydrates, to be used as a flavoring agent in various food products. Applications of butyric acid are as an additive to food, flavorings, varnishes, perfumes, pharmaceuticals and disinfectants. It is also used for the production of plastics, plasticizers, surfactants and textile auxiliaries. Butyric acid and its derivatives are also being seriously considered around the world as potential anticancer agents.
Citation of a publication:	F.J.Strieter, D.H.Templeton; Acta Crystallogr., 15, (1962), 1240
Lab name:	Common molecules
Sample provider:	Obtained courtesy of the Cambridge Structural Database
Status:	Complete, visible to public

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50836.pdb	50836.sdt