Succinic semialdehyde

Succinic semialdehyde
Names

IUPAC name 4-oxobutanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	692-29-5^N
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:16265^Y
ChemSpider	1080^Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.155.728
KEGG	C00232^Y
MeSH	Succinic+semialdehyde
PubChem	1112
InChI InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h3H,1-2H2,(H,6,7)^Y Key: UIUJIQZEACWQSV-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C4H6O3/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7/h3H,1-2H2,(H,6,7) Key: UIUJIQZEACWQSV-UHFFFAOYAS
SMILES O=CCCC(=O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C₄H₆O₃
Molar mass	102.089 g/mol
Appearance	oil
Boiling point	135 °C (275 °F; 408 K) at 14 mmHg
Solubility in water	soluble in water, ethanol, benzene, diethyl ether^[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
N verify (what is ^YN ?)
Infobox references

Succinic semialdehyde (SSA) is a GABA metabolite. It is formed from GABA by the action of GABA transaminase and further oxidised to become succinic acid, which enters TCA cycle.

References

↑ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 3–446, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2

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