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Hexanoic acid

Hexanoic acid

IUPAC name	hexanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS number	142-62-1
PubChem	8892
SMILES	CCCCCC(=O)O
Properties
Molecular formula	C₆H₁₂O₂
Molar mass	116.15828
Density	0.920 g/cm³
Melting point	-3 °C
Boiling point	202-203 °C
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Hexanoic acid (common name caproic acid), is the carboxylic acid derived from hexane with the general formula C₅H₁₁COOH. It is a colorless oily liquid with an odor reminiscent of goats or other barnyard animals. It is a fatty acid found naturally in various animal fats and oils, and is one of the chemicals that gives the decomposing fleshy seed coat of the ginkgo its characteristic unpleasant odor.^[1]

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The salts and esters of this acid are known as hexanoates or caproates.

References

^ http://scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu/rkr/Ginkgo/Ginkgo.html

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Saturated	Butyric - Hexanoic - Caprylic - Decanoic - Lauric - Myristic - Palmitic - Stearic - Arachidic - Behenic - Lignoceric
Omega-3 fatty acid	Alpha-linolenic - Stearidonic acid - Eicosapentaenoic acid - Docosahexaenoic acid
Omega-6 fatty acid	Linoleic - Gamma-Linolenic acid - Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid - Arachidonic
Omega-9 fatty acid	Oleic - Erucic