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Preferred IUPAC name
Ethyl 4-(acetyloxy)butanoate | |
Other names
Ethyl 4-acetoxybutanoate
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Properties | |
C8H14O4 | |
Molar mass | 174.196 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ethyl acetoxy butanoate (EAB) is a volatile chemical compound found as a minor component of the odour profile of ripe pineapples, though in its pure form it has a smell more similar to sour yoghurt. [1] It can be metabolized in humans into GHB, and thus can produce similar sedative effects.[ citation needed]
It is synthesised by the reaction of gamma-butyrolactone and ethyl acetate with sodium ethoxide. [2]