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Home/Compounds/API/Sodium phenylbutyrate
C10H11NaO2
186.18 g/mol
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Sodium 4-phenylbutyrate

CAS1716-12-7
Category
API
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Sodium 4-phenylbutyrate is the sodium salt of 4-phenylbutyric acid, a prodrug that converts to phenylacetate. It is primarily known for its role as a pharmacological agent in managing urea cycle disorders and as a histone deacetylase inhibitor.

pharmaceutical manufacturing intermediatelaboratory research reagent for metabolic disordershistone deacetylase inhibitor research compound

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Referencestereoisomer of

Phenylbutyric acid

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Referencestereoisomer of

4-(²H₅)Phenyl(²H₆)butanoic acid

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H319Causes serious eye irritation

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for Sodium 4-phenylbutyrate (CAS 1716-12-7) is 2916.39.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2916.39

EU CN code (8-digit)

2916 39 90

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

sodium 4-phenylbutanoate

InChIKey

VPZRWNZGLKXFOE-UHFFFAOYSA-M

SMILES

C1=CC=C(C=C1)CCCC(=O)[O-].[Na+]

Synonyms (34)
  • 4PBA
  • OLPRUVA
  • Sodium phenylbutyrate (JAN/USP)
  • Sodium phenylbutyrate, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Sodium phenylbutyrate, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • 4-phenylbutyric acid sodium
  • Ambutyrate
  • Ammonaps
  • Ammonapse
  • Buphenyl
  • Buphenyl (TN)
  • Lunaphen
  • PHENYLBUTYRATE SODIUM
  • Pheburane
  • Phenylbutyrate
  • Phenylbutyrate Na
  • SODIUM PHENYLBUTYRATE
  • SODIUM PHENYLBUTYRATE [MART.]
  • Sodium 4-phenylbutyrate
  • Sodium phenylbutyrate CRS
  • TriButyrate
  • sodium 4-phenylbutanoate

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