Valerate

The valerate ion is C₄H₉COO⁻ (valeric acid minus one hydrogen ion).

A valerate (compound) is a salt or ester of valeric acid.

See valeric acid for info.

Many steroid-based pharmaceuticals, for example ones based on betamethasone or hydrocortisone, include the steroid as the valerate ester.

Examples

* sodium valerate, Na(C₄H₉COO)
* methyl valerate, CH₃(C₄H₉COO)

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Valerate — Val er*ate, n. (Chem.) A salt of valeric acid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
valerate — [val′ər āt΄] n. a salt or ester of valeric acid * * * … Universalium
valérate — ou valérianate (va lé ra t ou va lé ri a na t ) s. m. Terme de chimie. Sel formé par l acide valérique avec les bases … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
valerate — [val′ər āt΄] n. a salt or ester of valeric acid … English World dictionary
Valerate — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Valeriansäure Andere Namen Pentansäure Butancarbonsäure Baldriansäure … Deutsch Wikipedia
valerate — noun Date: 1852 a salt or ester of valeric acid … New Collegiate Dictionary
valerate — noun any salt or ester of valeric acid … Wiktionary
valerate — A salt of valeric acid; some are used in modern medicine. SYN: valerianate. * * * val·er·ate val ə .rāt n a salt or ester of valeric acid * * * val·er·ate (valґər āt) a salt or ester of valeric acid … Medical dictionary
valerate — [ vαləreɪt] noun Chemistry a salt or ester of valeric acid … English new terms dictionary
valerate — val·er·ate … English syllables

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