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octanoic acid

CHEBI:CHEBI_28837

Definition

A straight-chain saturated fatty acid that is heptane in which one of the hydrogens of a terminal methyl group has been replaced by a carboxy group. Octanoic acid is also known as caprylic acid.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C8H16O2
Molecular Mass
144.21140
Charge
0
SMILES
CCCCCCCC(O)=O
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8(9)10/h2-7H2,1H3,(H,9,10)
InChIKey
WWZKQHOCKIZLMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Alternative Names

  • 1-heptanecarboxylic acid
  • 8:0
  • acide octanoique
  • Acide octanoique
  • acido octanoico
  • Acido octanoico
  • Acidum octanocium
  • acidum octanoicum
  • C8:0
  • Caprylic acid
  • CH3-[CH2]6-COOH
  • Kaprylsaeure
  • n-caprylic acid
  • n-octanoic acid
  • n-octoic acid
  • n-octylic acid
  • octanoic acid
  • octanoic acid
  • Octanoic acid
  • OCTANOIC ACID (CAPRYLIC ACID)
  • Octansaeure
  • octoic acid
  • Octylic acid

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

DRON_00010000
20178
oboInOwl#hasDbXref
Wikipedia:Caprylic_acid
core#notation
CHEBI:28837

Additional References

Wikipedia:Caprylic_acid

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Additional Attributes

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