2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

617-73-2

CAS Name

2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C8H16O3

Molecular Mass

160.21

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    70 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

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)

InChIKey

InChIKey=JKRDADVRIYVCCY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCC)(C(O)=O)O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(O)CCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Octanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-
  • 2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid
  • α-Hydroxycaprylic acid
  • α-Hydroxyoctanoic acid
  • 2-Hydroxycaprylic acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

6482-96-8

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