Caprylic acid

SFA8:0

  Overview

Stats

SFA
Type
8
Carbons
0
Double bonds
0
Bis-allylic sites
144.21
Weight · g/mol
16.4 °C
Melting point
C8H16O2
Formula

Also known as

IUPAC octanoic acid

  At a Glance

Key Points

A medium-chain fatty acid ('C8') found in coconut and palm-kernel oil and in mammalian milk; a common industrial chemical.

Source

Found in plant oils and dairy.

Type

Medium-chain saturated fatty acid with 8 carbons and no double bonds.

Identification

  Synonyms

Common Name Caprylic acid
IUPAC Name octanoic acid
Traditional Name —
Other Synonyms No other synonyms recorded.

  External IDs

General References
Wikipedia Caprylic_acid
Lipids
Lipid Maps LMFA01010008
Lipid Bank DFA0008
Swiss Lipids 000000853
PlantFA ID —
Food & Nutrition
FooDB FDB003336
INFOODS —
Chemistry / Compounds
PubChem CID 379
CAS 124-07-2
ChEBI 28837
ChEMBL CHEMBL324846
ChemSpider 370
InChIKey —
ZINC ID ZINC000001530416
NIKKAJI ID J2.013C
PDBe OCA
UCI (UniChem) —
SureChEMBL —
CCDC ISENUP
NMRShiftDB —
Metabolites & Pathways
HMDB HMDB0000482
METLIN 5469
RefMet ID —
RefMet Name —
MetaboLights ID MTBLS1079
BioCyc/MetaCyc CPD-195
MetaNetX ID MNXM750
BiGG ID 48223
KEGG C06423
KNApSAcK C00001231
Reactome ID —
Drugs & Pharmacology
DrugBank DB04519
DrugCentral 3998
BindingDB 50485608
Guide to Pharm 4585
Probes & Drugs PD006035
Clinical & Medical
SNOMED-CT —
MeSH C031492
NCIt Code C68331
Regulatory
NIH UNII (USA) OBL58JN025
FDA SRS (USA) OBL58JN025
NHPID (Canada) —
DTXSID (USA) DTXSID3021645
TGA Ing ID (Australia) —
Commercial Suppliers
MolPort Molport-001-792-057
eMolecules —
Mcule —
ChemicalBook —
MedChemExpress —

Chemical Properties

Name(s):
Common Name Caprylic acid
Simple Notation 8:0
Notation 8:0
IUPAC Name octanoic acid
Structure:
Molecular C8H16O2
Structure CH3(CH2)6COOH
SMILES CCCCCCCC(=O)O
Physical:
Weight 144.21 g/mol
Melting Point 16.4 °C
Reactivity
Double Bonds 0
Bis-Allylic Carbons 0
Beta-Oxidation
Beta Oxidation Cycles 3
ATP Yield (Net) 50 ATP