8-Hydroxyoctanoic acid

CAS Registry Number®

764-89-6

CAS Name

8-Hydroxyoctanoic acid

Molecular Formula

C8H16O3

Molecular Mass

160.21

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    60-61.5 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H16O3/c9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8(10)11/h9H,1-7H2,(H,10,11)

InChIKey

InChIKey=KDMSVYIHKLZKET-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCO)CCC(O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCCCCCO

Other Names for this Substance

  • Octanoic acid, 8-hydroxy-
  • 8-Hydroxyoctanoic acid
  • 8-Hydroxycaprylic acid

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