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2-hydroxyoctanoic acid

2-hydroxy caprylic acid; alpha-Hydroxycaprylic acid; 2-hydroxy-octanoic acid; ()-2-Hydroxycaprylic acid; ()-2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid; 2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid
Molecular Formula
C8 H16 O3
Natural Isotopic Abundance Mass
160.21084
Mono-Isotopic Molecular Masses
C12N14:   160.1099443799
C13N14:   168.1367830823
C12N15:   160.1099443799
C13N15:   168.1367830823
2-hydroxyoctanoic acid image
2-hydroxyoctanoic acid
InCHi String:
InChI=1S/C8H16O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7(9)8(10)11/h7,9H,2-6H2,1H3,(H,10,11)

canonical and isomeric SMILES:
CCCCCCC(C(=O)O)O


PUBCHEM iupac NAME: PUBCHEM iupac OPENEYE NAME: PUBCHEM iupac CAS NAME: PUBCHEM iupac SYSTEMATIC NAME
2-hydroxyoctanoic acid

PUBCHEM iupac TRADITIONAL NAME
2-hydroxycaprylic acid



PubChem Substance (SID):   85165352   7850119   24895793
PubChem Compound (CID):   94180
KEGG: Compound ID   n/a
CAS Registry IDs:   617-73-2
PDB Chemical Component   HOC
Miscellaneous Databases and IDs:   Sigma-Aldrich H7396_SIGMA   LipidMAPS LMFA01050020   ChemDB 6663575   DTP/NCI 189703   NIST 307408307   MMCD cq_10757   MDL MFCD00014410

Reference data were obtained primarily from the PubChem database.

Three dimensional molecular rendering uses Jmol.