Hydroxycaprylic acid

C8H16O3CAS 617-73-2160.21 g/mol

OHOOH
AlcoholCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C8H16O3
Molar mass
160.21 g/mol
Exact mass
160.1099 Da
Melting point
70 °C
logP
1.40Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
57.5 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
2 / 2
Rotatable bonds
6

Hazards

Warning
Irritant (GHS07)

Aggregated from 46 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
617-73-2
SMILES
CCCCCCC(O)C(=O)O
InChIKey
JKRDADVRIYVCCY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H16O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7(9)8(10)11/h7,9H,2-6H2,1H3,(H,10,11)

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Names and synonyms

11 names
  • 2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid
  • Octanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-
  • α-Hydroxycaprylic acid
  • α-Hydroxyoctanoic acid
  • 2-Hydroxycaprylic acid
  • α-Hydroxy-n-caprylic acid
  • (±)-α-Hydroxycaprylic acid
  • DL-2-Hydroxycaprylic acid
  • (±)-2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid
  • DL-2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid
  • NSC 189703

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Similar compounds

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