Chemical Reference
The verifiable identity data, in one place.
This page consolidates the verifiable identity data for Phenibut hydrochloride, the hydrochloride salt of β-phenyl-γ-aminobutyric acid, as a laboratory research material. It is a chemical reference for identification and documentation only.
Identity & identifiers
- Common namePhenibut HCl (Phenibut hydrochloride)
- IUPAC name4-amino-3-phenylbutanoic acid hydrochloride
- Synonymsβ-Phenyl-γ-aminobutyric acid; phenyl-GABA; Fenibut; β-phenyl-GABA
- CAS (free base)1078-21-3
- CAS (hydrochloride)3060-41-1
- Molecular formula (base)C10H13NO2
- Molecular formula (HCl)C10H14ClNO2
- Molecular weight (base)179.22 g/mol
- Molecular weight (HCl)215.68 g/mol
- SMILES (base)NCC(CC(O)=O)c1ccccc1
- Physical formCrystalline powder
- PubChemPhenibut, CID 14113 (see PubChem for the authoritative InChI/InChIKey record)
The “HCl” designation denotes the hydrochloride salt. For the canonical InChI and InChIKey strings, consult the PubChem compound record rather than relying on any secondary transcription.
How this material is described
Northeast Research Supply supplies Phenibut HCl as a laboratory research material. Where a Certificate of Analysis or Safety Data Sheet is available for a lot, its availability is identified with the applicable product. We do not represent a percentage purity, independent testing, or grade unless documentation supports that statement for that specific lot.
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