Ammonium butanoate

Solution The salt is ammonium butanoate (lUPAC) or ammonium butyrate (common). 

HERBICIDES glufosiaate. [77182-82-2] ammonium-2-aniino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)butanoic acid Vol 13 C Hj NO P -H3N... 

The acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of butanamide proceeds as expected to give butanoic acid, 7. An example is the acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of the tertiary amide iV,iV-diethyl-3-phenylpentanamide (34) to give 3-phenylpentanoic acid (35). The initial product is iV,AT-diethylamine, but under the acid-catalyzed conditions, the basic amine reacts to form the observed product, ammonium salt, 36. Secondary and primary amides react in an identical manner the leaving group is an amine for the secondary amide, but it is ammonia for the primary amide. Acid hydrolysis of pentanamide, for example, gives pentanoic acid and ammonia (NHg) and, under acid conditions, the ammonia is converted to the ammonium ion (NH4+). When amides are heated with aqueous hydroxide, the products are the salt of the carboxylic acid and the amine. Acid hydrolysis of the carboxylate salt generates the acid, as with saponification. 

BAP, HAP, OAP and DEAP are the butyl, hexyl, octyl and decyl ammonium propionates DAB and DAN are dodecylammonium butanoate and nonanoate. From [109]. 

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