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CAS 617-73-2

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Chemical identity and properties

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CAS 617-73-2PubChem CID 94180

Hydroxycaprylic Acid

2-hydroxyoctanoic acid is a hydroxy fatty acid that is caprylic (octanoic) acid substituted by a hydroxy group at position 2. It is functionally related to an octanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-hydroxyoctanoate. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
2-hydroxyoctanoic acid
Molecular formula
C8H16O3
Molecular weight
160.21 g/mol
Exact mass
160.109944368 Da
XLogP3
2.0
Topological polar surface area
57.5 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
2
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
3
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

2-Hydroxycaprylic acidOctanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-alpha-Hydroxycaprylic acidalpha-Hydroxyoctanoic acidDL-2-Hydroxyoctanoic acidDL-2-Hydroxycaprylic acid.alpha.-Hydroxycaprylic acid0R6X0G0S8A
16 more reported names
.alpha.-Hydroxy-n-caprylic acidEINECS 210-524-3NSC 189703NSC-189703alpha-Hydroxy-n-caprylic acidCHEBI:86543alpha-HCA acidRefChem:789453HYDROXYCAPRYLIC ACID [INCI](+-)-2-HYDROXYOCTANOIC ACID(+-)-ALPHA-HYDROXYCAPRYLIC ACID(+-)-.ALPHA.-HYDROXYCAPRYLIC ACID210-524-32-Hydroxy-n-octanoic Acid2-hydroxy caprylic acid2-hydroxy-octanoic acid
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