
2-Hydroxydecanoic Acid
2-hydroxydecanoic acid is a medium-chain fatty acid that is decanoic acid substituted at position 2 by a hydroxy group. It is a 2-hydroxy fatty acid and a medium-chain fatty acid. It is functionally related to a decanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-hydroxydecanoate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2-hydroxydecanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C10H20O3
- Molecular weight
- 188.26 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 188.14124450 Da
- XLogP3
- 3.1
- Topological polar surface area
- 57.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:133172
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID101021248
- PubMed:23449982
- PubMed:21530917
- PubMed:20496346
- PubMed:20014430
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