(-)-3-Hydroxydodecanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

28254-78-6

CAS Name

(-)-3-Hydroxydodecanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C12H24O3

Molecular Mass

216.32

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    60.0-60.5 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C12H24O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-11(13)10-12(14)15/h11,13H,2-10H2,1H3,(H,14,15)/t11-/m1/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=MUCMKTPAZLSKTL-LLVKDONJSA-N

SMILES

[C@@H](CCCCCCCCC)(CC(O)=O)O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CC(O)CCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Dodecanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-, (3R)-
  • Dodecanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-, D-(-)-
  • Dodecanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-, (R)-
  • (3R)-3-Hydroxydodecanoic acid
  • D-(-)-3-Hydroxydodecanoic acid

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