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Butanoic acid

Synonym for butyric acid; see there.

Trivial name for butanoic acid, which belongs to the group of carboxylic acids. It is formed in nature by butyric acid fermentation. The salts and esters are called butyrates (also butanoates). Butyric acid is found in particular in the butter that gives it its name (in large quantities when it spoils), in many...

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