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  <creation_date>2010-04-08 22:10:35 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2025-11-18 23:42:17 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB013209</accession>
  <name>3-Hydroxy-4-butanolide</name>
  <description>Constituent of Crocus sativus (saffron). 3-Hydroxy-4-butanolide is found in tea and herbs and spices.</description>
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  <chemical_formula>C10H16O8</chemical_formula>
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  <iupac_name>4-{[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}oxolan-2-one</iupac_name>
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      <alternative_parent>Carboxylic acid esters</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Gamma butyrolactones</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Monosaccharides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Oxacyclic compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Oxanes</alternative_parent>
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      <alternative_parent>Primary alcohols</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Secondary alcohols</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Tetrahydrofurans</alternative_parent>
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      <substituent>Alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Carbonyl group</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid ester</substituent>
      <substituent>Gamma butyrolactone</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Lactone</substituent>
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      <substituent>O-glycosyl compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organoheterocyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Oxacycle</substituent>
      <substituent>Oxane</substituent>
      <substituent>Polyol</substituent>
      <substituent>Primary alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Secondary alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Tetrahydrofuran</substituent>
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