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CHEBI:78842 - (5
R
)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid
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ChEBI Name
(5
R
)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:78842
ChEBI ASCII Name
(5R)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid
Definition
An (ω−1)-hydroxy fatty acid that is caproic acid in which the 5-
pro
-
R
hydrogen is replaced by a hydroxy group.
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Formula
C6H12O3
Net Charge
0
Average Mass
132.15770
Monoisotopic Mass
132.07864
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H12O3/c1-5(7)3-2-4-6(8)9/h5,7H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,8,9)/t5-/m1/s1
InChIKey
YDCRNMJQROAWFT-RXMQYKEDSA-N
SMILES
C[C@@H](O)CCCC(O)=O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role
(s):
Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Br
o
nsted base).
(via
oxoacid
)
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing
(5
R
)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid (
CHEBI:78842
)
has functional parent
hexanoic acid (
CHEBI:30776
)
(5
R
)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid (
CHEBI:78842
)
is a
(ω−1)-hydroxy fatty acid (
CHEBI:78954
)
(5
R
)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid (
CHEBI:78842
)
is a
medium-chain fatty acid (
CHEBI:59554
)
Incoming
ascr#12 (
CHEBI:78841
)
has functional parent
(5
R
)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid (
CHEBI:78842
)
icas#12 (
CHEBI:79060
)
has functional parent
(5
R
)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid (
CHEBI:78842
)
Synonyms
Sources
(−)-5-hydroxycaproic acid
ChEBI
(−)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid
ChEBI
(5
R
)-5-hydroxycaproic acid
ChEBI
(
R
)-(−)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid
ChEBI
Registry Number
Type
Source
6130741
Reaxys Registry Number
Reaxys
Last Modified
23 October 2015