C10H20O3
188.26 g/mol
Pharmaceutical IntermediateWarning
10-Hydroxydecanoic acid
CAS1679-53-4EC216-848-1
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
10-Hydroxydecanoic acid is an omega-hydroxy-medium-chain fatty acid, a 10-carbon hydroxy fatty acid that occurs naturally as a hydroxylation product of capric acid in biosystems. It is commonly used as a standard in lipid assays and has been reported to exhibit cytotoxic effects in laboratory studies.
pharmaceutical intermediatestandard in lipid assaysresearch compound for cytotoxicity studies
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
10-hydroxydecanoic acid
InChIKey
YJCJVMMDTBEITC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(CCCCC(=O)O)CCCCO
Synonyms (9)
- 10-HDAA CPD
- 10-Hydroxydecanoate
- 10-Hydroxydecanoic acid
- 10-OH-capric acid
- 10-OH-decanoic acid
- 10-hydroxycapric acid
- 10HDA CPD
- Decanoic acid, 10-hydroxy-