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CHEBI:78842 - (5R)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:78842
ChEBI Name(5R)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid
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ASCII Name(5R)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid
DefinitionAn (ω−1)-hydroxy fatty acid that is caproic acid in which the 5-pro-R hydrogen is replaced by a hydroxy group.
Last Modified23 October 2015
SubmitterGareth Owen
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC6H12O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass132.159
Monoisotopic Mass132.07864
SMILESC[C@@H](O)CCCC(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C6H12O3/c1-5(7)3-2-4-6(8)9/h5,7H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,8,9)/t5-/m1/s1
InChIKeyYDCRNMJQROAWFT-RXMQYKEDSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
(5R)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid (CHEBI:78842) has functional parent hexanoic acid (CHEBI:30776)
(5R)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid (CHEBI:78842) is a (ω−1)-hydroxy fatty acid (CHEBI:78954)
(5R)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid (CHEBI:78842) is a medium-chain fatty acid (CHEBI:59554)
Incoming Relation(s)
ascr#12 (CHEBI:78841) has functional parent (5R)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid (CHEBI:78842)
icas#12 (CHEBI:79060) has functional parent (5R)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid (CHEBI:78842)
Synonyms  Source
(5R)-5-hydroxycaproic acidChEBI
(R)-(−)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acidChEBI
(−)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acidChEBI
(−)-5-hydroxycaproic acidChEBI
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:6130741Reaxys