(R)-2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

30117-44-3

CAS Name

(R)-2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C8H16O3

Molecular Mass

160.21

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    57 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H16O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7(9)8(10)11/h7,9H,2-6H2,1H3,(H,10,11)/t7-/m1/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=JKRDADVRIYVCCY-SSDOTTSWSA-N

SMILES

[C@@H](CCCCCC)(C(O)=O)O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(O)CCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Octanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, (2R)-
  • Octanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, D-
  • Octanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, (R)-
  • (2R)-2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid
  • D-2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid

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