3-Hydroxyoctadecanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

17773-30-7

CAS Name

3-Hydroxyoctadecanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C18H36O3

Molecular Mass

300.48

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    89 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C18H36O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-17(19)16-18(20)21/h17,19H,2-16H2,1H3,(H,20,21)

InChIKey

InChIKey=POMQYTSPMKEQNB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCCCCCCCCC)CC(CC(O)=O)O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CC(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Octadecanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-
  • 3-Hydroxyoctadecanoic acid
  • 3-Hydroxystearic acid
  • β-Hydroxystearic acid
  • β-Hydroxyoctadecanoic acid

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

45261-96-9

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