3-Hydroxyheptanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

17587-29-0
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CAS Name

3-Hydroxyheptanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C7H14O3

Molecular Mass

146.18

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    40-41 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H14O3/c1-2-3-4-6(8)5-7(9)10/h6,8H,2-5H2,1H3,(H,9,10)

InChIKey

InChIKey=OXSSIXNFGTZQMZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(CCCC)O)C(O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CC(O)CCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Heptanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-
  • 3-Hydroxyheptanoic acid
  • β-Hydroxyheptanoic acid
  • (±)-3-Hydroxyheptanoic acid

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

88930-07-8, 1111092-33-1