HOCPCA

HOCPCA

Names
IUPAC name 3-Hydroxycyclopent-1-enecarboxylic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	867178-11-8
ChemSpider	26333262
Jmol interactive 3D	Image
InChI InChI=1S/C6H8O3/c7-5-2-1-4(3-5)6(8)9/h3,5,7H,1-2H2,(H,8,9) Key: VKJGQKRRULDFCI-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C6H8O3/c7-5-2-1-4(3-5)6(8)9/h3,5,7H,1-2H2,(H,8,9) Key: VKJGQKRRULDFCI-UHFFFAOYAO
SMILES C1CC(=CC1O)C(=O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H8O3
Molar mass	128.13 g·mol^−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

HOCPCA (3-hydroxycyclopent-1-enecarboxylic acid) is a compound with an affinity for the GHB receptor 39 times greater than that of GHB itself.^[1]

See also

• T-HCA

References

1. Wellendorph P, Høg S, Greenwood JR, de Lichtenberg A, Nielsen B, Frølund B, Brehm L, Clausen RP, Bräuner-Osborne H (2005). "Novel Cyclic γ-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) Analogs with High Affinity and Stereoselectivity of Binding to GHB Sites in Rat Brain" (pdf). The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 315 (1): 346–351. doi:10.1124/jpet.105.090472. PMID 16014570.