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Octanoic acid
SpectraBase Compound ID G1ZImFV0PsC
InChI InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8(9)10/h2-7H2,1H3,(H,9,10)
InChIKey WWZKQHOCKIZLMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Mol Weight 144.21 g/mol
Molecular Formula C8H16O2
Exact Mass 144.11503 g/mol
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Source of Spectrum SFA-91-454-Octanoic acid (DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4205)
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Source of Spectrum HE-1982-0-0
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Source of Spectrum RCM-7-790-7
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Source of Spectrum SFA-91-454-Octanoic acid
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Technique NEAT (KBr)
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Solvent Chloroform-d; Reference=TMS Spectrometer= Varian HA-100/Digilab FT-NMR-3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
  • Caprylic acid
  • Emery 657
  • n-Octanoic acid
  • Octanoic acid <n->
  • Caprylic acid, octanoic acid
  • Acid C8
  • C-8 Acid
  • Neo-Fat 8
  • Octanoate
  • Capryloate
  • Lunac 8-95
  • Octic acid
  • Hexacid 898
  • Octansaeure
  • Octoic acid
  • Caprylsaeure
  • Enantic acid
  • N-octic acid
  • Octylic acid
  • n-Octoic acid
  • n-Octylic acid
  • Acido octanoico
  • n-Caprylic acid
  • 1-Octanoic acid
  • Acide octanoique
  • Kyselina kaprylova
  • 1-Heptanecarboxylic acid
  • Heptane-1-carboxylic acid
  • Octanoic acid (mixed isomers)
  • PRIFAC 2901
  • CCRIS 4689
  • HSDB 821
  • FEMA NO. 2799
  • EINECS 204-677-5
  • NSC 5024
  • BRN 1747180
  • AI3-04162
  • Fatty Acid: Caprylic Acid
Title Journal or Book Year
Biosynthesis of Acaterin:  Coupling of C5 Unit with Octanoate The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2001

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