This chemical is called Propanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-, methyl ester, and its systematic name is methyl 3-hydroxypropanoate. With the molecular formula of C₄H₈O₃, its molecular weight is 104.10. The CAS registry number of this chemical is 6149-41-3.

Other characteristics of the Propanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-, methyl ester can be summarised as followings: (1)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1; (2)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1; (3)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 9.132; (4)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 9.132; (5)#H bond acceptors: 3; (6)#H bond donors: 1; (7)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 4; (8)Polar Surface Area: 46.53 Å²; (9)Index of Refraction: 1.414; (10)Molar Refractivity: 23.89 cm³; (11)Molar Volume: 95.551 cm³; (12)Polarizability: 9.471×10^-24cm³; (13)Surface Tension: 35.21 dyne/cm; (14)Density: 1.089 g/cm³; (15)Flash Point: 72.626 °C; (16)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 48.514 kJ/mol; (17)Boiling Point: 180.499 °C at 760 mmHg; (18)Vapour Pressure: 0.263 mmHg at 25°C.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure: 
1.SMILES: COC(=O)CCO
2.InChI: InChI=1/C4H8O3/c1-7-4(6)2-3-5/h5H,2-3H2,1H3
3.InChIKey: RVGLEPQPVDUSOJ-UHFFFAOYAX