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C27H50O6
470.7 g/mol
Food Additive

Tricaprylin

CAS538-23-8EC208-686-5
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Medium chain triglyceride for dietary management

Tricaprylin is a medium-chain triglyceride used as a dietary supplement. It is a synthetic triester of caprylic acid and glycerol, and it serves as a source of ketone bodies that can provide alternative energy for the body.

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

2,3-di(octanoyloxy)propyl octanoate

InChIKey

VLPFTAMPNXLGLX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCCCC

Synonyms (61)
  • Tricaprilin (JAN/USAN)
  • Tricaprylin, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • 1,2,3-Tri-n-octanoylglycerol
  • 1,2,3-Tricapryloylglycerol
  • 1,2,3-Trioctanoylglycerol
  • Axona
  • Caprylic acid triglyceride
  • Caprylic triglyceride
  • Caprylin
  • Captex 8000
  • Emalex KTG
  • Glycerin tricaprylate
  • Glycerol Tri-n-octanoate
  • Glycerol tricaprylate
  • Glycerol trioctanoate
  • Glycerol trioctanoic acid
  • Glycerol trioctanoin
  • Glyceryl tricaprylate
  • Glyceryl trioctanoate
  • Maceight
  • Miglyol 808
  • Octanoic acid triglyceride
  • Octanoin, tri-
  • Panacete 800
  • Rato
  • Sefsol 800
  • Sefsol 810
  • TRICAPRYLIN [MART.]
  • Tri-n-caprylin
  • Tri-n-octanoin
  • Tricaprilin
  • Tricaprilin (Standard)
  • Tricaprilina
  • Tricapriline
  • Tricaprylic glyceride
  • Tricaprylin
  • Tricaprylin CRS
  • Tricaprylin(>90%)
  • Tricapryloylglycerol
  • Tricaprylyl glycerin
  • Tricaprylyl glycerol
  • Trioctanoin
  • Trioctanoin-1,1,1-13C3
  • Trioctanoylglycerol
  • caprylidene
  • tricaprilinum
  • tricaprylm
  • trioctanoylglyceride