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Update Date2016-11-09 01:21:13 UTC
Accession NumberCHEM034943
Identification
Common NameHydroxyoctanoic acid
ClassSmall Molecule
DescriptionA hydroxy fatty acid that is caprylic (octanoic) acid substituted by a hydroxy group at position 2.
Contaminant Sources
  • FooDB Chemicals
Contaminant TypeNot Available
Chemical Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
2-Hydroxycaprylic acidChEBI
alpha-Hydroxyoctanoic acidChEBI
2-HydroxycaprylateGenerator
a-HydroxyoctanoateGenerator
a-Hydroxyoctanoic acidGenerator
alpha-HydroxyoctanoateGenerator
Α-hydroxyoctanoateGenerator
Α-hydroxyoctanoic acidGenerator
HydroxyoctanoateGenerator
2-HydroxyoctanoateHMDB
2-Hydroxyoctanoic acidHMDB
a-Hydroxy-N-caprylateHMDB
a-Hydroxy-N-caprylic acidHMDB
a-HydroxycaprylateHMDB
a-Hydroxycaprylic acidHMDB
alpha-Hydroxy-N-caprylateHMDB
alpha-Hydroxy-N-caprylic acidHMDB
alpha-HydroxycaprylateHMDB
alpha-Hydroxycaprylic acidHMDB
DL-2-HydroxycaprylateHMDB
DL-2-Hydroxycaprylic acidHMDB
DL-2-HydroxyoctanoateHMDB
DL-2-Hydroxyoctanoic acidHMDB
alpha-HCA acidHMDB
2-Hydroxy caprylateHMDB
Chemical FormulaC8H16O3
Average Molecular Mass160.211 g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass160.110 g/mol
CAS Registry Number617-73-2
IUPAC Name2-hydroxyoctanoic acid
Traditional Namehydroxyoctanoate
SMILESCCCCCCC(O)C(O)=O
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C8H16O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7(9)8(10)11/h7,9H,2-6H2,1H3,(H,10,11)
InChI KeyJKRDADVRIYVCCY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as medium-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains between 4 and 12 carbon atoms.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acids and conjugates
Direct ParentMedium-chain fatty acids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Medium-chain fatty acid
  • Hydroxy fatty acid
  • Alpha-hydroxy acid
  • Hydroxy acid
  • Monosaccharide
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Organic oxide
  • Alcohol
  • Carbonyl group
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Biological Properties
StatusDetected and Not Quantified
OriginNot Available
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biofluid LocationsNot Available
Tissue LocationsNot Available
PathwaysNot Available
ApplicationsNot Available
Biological RolesNot Available
Chemical RolesNot Available
Physical Properties
StateNot Available
AppearanceNot Available
Experimental Properties
PropertyValue
Melting PointNot Available
Boiling PointNot Available
SolubilityNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility11.2 g/LALOGPS
logP1.8ALOGPS
logP1.83ChemAxon
logS-1.2ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.42ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-3.8ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count2ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area57.53 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count6ChemAxon
Refractivity41.77 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability18.01 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0006-9100000000-890554b11e06b21369e8Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (2 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-00kr-9140000000-3722662911cf632a3db8Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TBDMS_2_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-0a4i-0900000000-274854495f347923df57Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-01ot-9600000000-8356da50c42e627194d6Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-0002-9100000000-d73f7a96bae4c293dca5Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 10V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-0900000000-bcfd295851c0251e17a5Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 20V, Negativesplash10-03di-0900000000-647e329a4f1198a21c4eSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 30V, Negativesplash10-03di-0900000000-9712f63969dfeb7b2b12Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 40V, Negativesplash10-03di-5900000000-20ecc3e0ff5e821384c2Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ (API3000, Applied Biosystems) 50V, Negativesplash10-14i0-9900000000-808d3e185b47d908aa40Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-0a4i-0900000000-bcfd295851c0251e17a5Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-03di-0900000000-647e329a4f1198a21c4eSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-03di-0900000000-8460ae7eec787bc657b1Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-03di-5900000000-20ecc3e0ff5e821384c2Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , negativesplash10-14i0-9900000000-808d3e185b47d908aa40Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-IT , negativesplash10-03di-0900000000-733155aa6e95d717f4b5Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0016-9000000000-02dd45597e0b8e26ca84Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0bt9-0900000000-d8c425a6df077b63af12Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-03di-0900000000-31f02a63eceeb5fcf92fSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-8f4b46f7ea54f38c624aSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0a4j-9000000000-27b166dbd58d56a4f52fSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-1da43393b5bc35f7f399Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-0900000000-ea9909ca4262eb8216a0Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-07bp-2900000000-c9a1667de6cb3d4c547bSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-02im-9200000000-8aeb0201ddf350255af6Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-0900000000-1616b530bf1107bb502fSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0900-1900000000-5a0164ea551ca57d4d2fSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
Toxicity Profile
Route of ExposureNot Available
Mechanism of ToxicityNot Available
MetabolismNot Available
Toxicity ValuesNot Available
Lethal DoseNot Available
Carcinogenicity (IARC Classification)Not Available
Uses/SourcesNot Available
Minimum Risk LevelNot Available
Health EffectsNot Available
SymptomsNot Available
TreatmentNot Available
Concentrations
Not Available
DrugBank IDNot Available
HMDB IDHMDB0000711
FooDB IDFDB022197
Phenol Explorer IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
METLIN ID5679
PDB IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
Chemspider ID84994
ChEBI ID86543
PubChem Compound ID94180
Kegg Compound IDNot Available
YMDB IDNot Available
ECMDB IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
MSDSNot Available
General References
1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=12053206
2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=25816621
3. Sakaki, Keiji; Hara, Shigeki; Itoh, Naotsugu. Optical resolution of racemic 2-hydroxy octanoic acid using biphasic enzyme membrane reactor. Desalination (2002), 149(1-3), 247-252.
4. Duran M, Wanders RJ, de Jager JP, Dorland L, Bruinvis L, Ketting D, Ijlst L, van Sprang FJ: 3-Hydroxydicarboxylic aciduria due to long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency associated with sudden neonatal death: protective effect of medium-chain triglyceride treatment. Eur J Pediatr. 1991 Jan;150(3):190-5.
5. Jones JM, Morrell JC, Gould SJ: Identification and characterization of HAOX1, HAOX2, and HAOX3, three human peroxisomal 2-hydroxy acid oxidases. J Biol Chem. 2000 Apr 28;275(17):12590-7.