α-Lipoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

1200-22-2

CAS Name

α-Lipoic acid

Molecular Formula

C8H14O2S2

Molecular Mass

206.33

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    185-195 °C @ Press: 0.5 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    46-48 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H14O2S2/c9-8(10)4-2-1-3-7-5-6-11-12-7/h7H,1-6H2,(H,9,10)/t7-/m1/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=AGBQKNBQESQNJD-SSDOTTSWSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCC(O)=O)[C@@H]1CCSS1

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCCC1SSCC1

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1,2-Dithiolane-3-pentanoic acid, (3R)-
  • 1,2-Dithiolane-3-valeric acid, (+)-
  • 1,2-Dithiolane-3-pentanoic acid, (R)-
  • (3R)-1,2-Dithiolane-3-pentanoic acid
  • d-Thioctic acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

57828-26-9, 2087491-16-3

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