
Decanoic Acid
Decanoic acid is a C10, straight-chain saturated fatty acid. It has a role as a volatile oil component, an antibacterial agent, an anti-inflammatory agent, a plant metabolite, a human metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a straight-chain saturated fatty acid and a medium-chain fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of a decanoate. It derives from a hydride of a decane. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- decanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C10H20O2
- Molecular weight
- 172.26 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 172.146329876 Da
- XLogP3
- 4.1
- Topological polar surface area
- 37.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:30813
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL107498
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID9021554
- PubMed:29968805
- PubMed:23396314
- PubMed:23107755
- PubMed:23103966
- PubMed:23101653
- PubMed:23100778
- PubMed:23095096
- PubMed:23069717
- PubMed:23010479
- PubMed:23001955
- PubMed:22999461
- PubMed:22984648
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