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capric acid

 
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A fatty acid, CH3(CH2)8COOH, obtained from animal fats and oils and used in the manufacture of perfumes and fruit flavors. Also called decanoic acid.

[From Latin caper, capr-, goat (from its smell).]


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Chemistry Dictionary: decanoic acid
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Variant: capric acid

A white crystalline straight-chain saturated carboxylic acid, CH3(CH2)8COOH; m.p. 31.5°C. Its esters are used in perfumes and flavourings.


Food and Nutrition: capric acid
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One of the medium-chain fatty acids (C10 : 0), found in coconut oil and in goat and cow butter.

Veterinary Dictionary: decanoic acid
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One of the saturated fatty acids found in the endosperm of the coconut (Cocos nucifera), in coconut oil and in other seed oils. Used in diets for patients with fat malabsorption syndromes. Called also n-capric acid.

Wikipedia: Decanoic acid
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Decanoic acid
Decanoic acid
IUPAC name
Other names Capric acid[1]
n-Capric acid
n-Decanoic acid
Decylic acid
n-Decylic acid
Identifiers
CAS number [334-48-5]
SMILES
Properties
Molecular formula C10H20O2
Molar mass 172.26 g/mol
Appearance White crystals with strong smell
Density 0.893 g/cm3, ?
Melting point

31 °C (304 K) [2]
Boiling point

269 °C (542 K)
Solubility in water immiscible
Hazards
MSDS External MSDS
R-phrases R36 R38
S-phrases S24 S25 S26 S36 S37 S39
Related compounds
Related fatty acids Caprylic acid
Lauric acid
Related compounds Decanol
Decanal
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Decanoic acid, or capric acid, is a saturated fatty acid. Its formula is CH3(CH2)8COOH. Salts and esters of decanoic acid are called decanoates. The term capric acid arises from the Latin "capric" which pertains to goats due to their olfactory similarities.[3]

It is used in organic synthesis and industrially in the manufacture of perfumes, lubricants, greases, rubber, dyes, plastics, food additives and pharmaceuticals.[4]

Three such acids are named after goats: caproic (C6), caprylic (C8), capric (C10), totaling 15% in goat milk fat.

Pharmaceuticals

Decanoate salts and esters of various drugs are available. Since decanoic acid is a fatty acid, forming a salt or ester with a drug will increase its lipophilicity and its affinity for fatty tissue. Since distribution of a drug from fatty tissue is usually slow, one may develop a long-acting injectable form of a drug (called a Depot injection) by using its decanoate form. Some examples of drugs available as a decanoate ester or salt include nandrolone, fluphenazine, bromperidol, haloperidol and vanoxerine.

References

  1. ^ http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/ProductDetail.do?N4=W236403|ALDRICH&N5=Product%20No.|BRAND_KEY&F=SPEC
  2. ^ http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1007741.html
  3. ^ http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/371
  4. ^ http://www.chemicalland21.com/industrialchem/organic/CAPRIC%20ACID.htm
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Lipids: fatty acids
Saturated
Acetic (C2) • Propionic (C3) • Butyric (C4) • Valeric (C5) • Hexanoic (C6) • Heptanoic (C7) • Caprylic (C8) • Nonanoic (C9) • Capric (C10) • Lauric (C12) • Myristic (C14) • Palmitic (C16) • Heptadecanoic (C17) • Stearic (C18) • Arachidic (C20) • Behenic (C22) • Lignoceric (C24)
n−3 Unsaturated
n−6 Unsaturated
n−9 Unsaturated

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