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4-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-one

4-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-one is listed in the pharmaceutical impurity collection under CAS 5471-51-2. Its represented structure has formula C10H12O2 and a calculated molecular weight of 164.20 g/mol.

2D chemical structure

O O H

Chemical identity

Catalog name
4-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-one
Common name
Not available
Chemical name
4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-one
CAS
5471-51-2
SMILES
CC(=O)CCc1ccc(O)cc1
InChI
InChI=1S/C10H12O2/c1-8(11)2-3-9-4-6-10(12)7-5-9/h4-7,12H,2-3H2,1H3
InChIKey
NJGBTKGETPDVIK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Associated API
Matrix - API Family Dobutamine Hydrochloride

Record ID: Ad7e0d8ffcc45

Computed properties

C10H12O2 Molecular formula
164.204 g/molMolecular weight
164.0837 DaMonoisotopic exact mass
37.3 ŲTopological polar surface area
1.9138 Calculated LogP (Wildman–Crippen)
47.1088 cm³/molMolar refractivity (Wildman–Crippen)
2 countHydrogen-bond acceptors
1 countHydrogen-bond donors

Descriptors are calculated from the displayed SMILES. Calculated LogP is not a measured partition coefficient or a pH-specific LogD.

Molecular descriptor profile

Descriptor radar

Mol. weight LogP TPSA HBA HBD Rotatable 25 50 75 100

Structural feature counts

0 1 2 3 Count H-bond acceptors H-bond donors Rotatable bonds Rings Aromatic rings Stereo centers

Element composition

C H O 0 3 6 9 12 Number of atoms

Radar scale: 0–100 percentile within 25,771 distinct represented structures in this release, using the midpoint rank for ties. Larger values indicate a higher descriptor rank, not greater safety or toxicity. Element counts include hydrogen and combine isotopes under each element.

Radar values and percentile reference
DescriptorValuePercentile
Molecular weight164.2048.77
Calculated LogP (Wildman–Crippen)1.913840.93
Topological polar surface area37.318.83
Hydrogen-bond acceptors215.92
Hydrogen-bond donors138.08
Rotatable bonds (strict)337.08

Complete molecular descriptors

PropertyCalculated valueUnit / type
Molecular formulaC10H12O2dimensionless
Molecular weight164.204g/mol
Monoisotopic exact mass164.0837Da
Topological polar surface area37.3Ų
Calculated LogP (Wildman–Crippen)1.9138dimensionless
Molar refractivity (Wildman–Crippen)47.1088cm³/mol
Hydrogen-bond acceptors2count
Hydrogen-bond donors1count
Rotatable bonds (strict)3count
Heavy atoms12count
Heteroatoms2count
Rings1count
Aromatic rings1count
Aliphatic rings0count
Saturated rings0count
Aromatic heterocycles0count
Aliphatic heterocycles0count
Saturated heterocycles0count
Aromatic carbocycles1count
Aliphatic carbocycles0count
Fraction of sp³ carbon atoms0.3fraction
Formal charge0e
Disconnected components1count
Isotopically specified atoms0count
Potential atom stereocenters0count
Unspecified atom stereocenters0count
Spiro atoms0count
Bridgehead atoms0count
Labute approximate surface area71.8469Ų
Valence electrons64count
Radical electrons0count
Bertz complexity261.672index
Balaban J2.5299index

Ring categories overlap and should not be summed. No toxicity result, PDE, HBEL or acceptable intake is inferred from these descriptors.

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Other catalogue designations with the same represented structure

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Identity sources and calculation method

Identifiers originate from the source catalogues and available public identity records. InChI and InChIKey on this page are generated from the displayed SMILES. RDKit validation checks the molecular representation; it does not independently verify every catalogue assignment.

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