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CAS 538-23-8

CAS 538-23-8 matches 0 EU annex records across Annex II–VI of Regulation 1223/2009.

Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 538-23-8
CAS 538-23-8PubChem CID 10850

Tricaprylin

Trioctanoin is a triglyceride obtained by acylation of the three hydroxy groups of glycerol by octanoic acid. Used as an alternative energy source to glucose for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. It has a role as an anticonvulsant and a plant metabolite. It is a triglyceride and an octanoate ester. ChEBI

IUPAC name
2,3-di(octanoyloxy)propyl octanoate
Molecular formula
C27H50O6
Molecular weight
470.7 g/mol
Exact mass
470.36073931 Da
XLogP3
8.9
Topological polar surface area
78.9 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
6
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

TrioctanoinTricaprilinRatoGlycerol tricaprylateGlycerol trioctanoateCaprylinTrioctanoylglycerolGlyceryl trioctanoate
16 more reported names
MaceightCaprylic acid triglycerideGlyceryl tricaprylateTricaprylic glycerideCaprylic triglycerideOctanoin, tri-Octanoic acid triglycerideOctanoic acid, 1,2,3-propanetriyl esterTricaprylyl glycerinPanacete 800Glycerin tricaprylateMiglyol 808Sefsol 800TricapryloylglycerolTricaprylyl glycerolTricaprilina
External database identifiers

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