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3-hydroxyhexanoic acid

chemical compound
Class type of: hydroxy fatty acid, fatty alcohol Q27117019

Facts

7 properties
Instance of
group of stereoisomers
Subclass of
hydroxy fatty acid, fatty alcohol
Canonical SMILES
CCCC(CC(=O)O)O[4]
Chemical formula
C₆H₁₂O₃[5]
Found in taxon
Solanum betaceum, Fragaria, Spondias mombin[6][7][8]
Mass
+132.078644[9]
Monomer of
poly(hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyhexanoate)[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en 3-Hydroxycaproic acid en (+/-)-3-hydroxyhexanoic acid en 3-hydroxyhexanoic acid
🔖 Identifiers · 16
CAS Registry Number
10191-24-9
ChEBI ID
37035
ChemSpider ID
133518
DSSTOX compound identifier
DTXCID701007909
DSSTox substance ID
DTXSID40906794
EC number
600-248-5
ECHA Substance Infocard ID
100.121.177
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H12O3/c1-2-3-5(7)4-6(8)9/h5,7H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,8,9)
InChIKey
HPMGFDVTYHWBAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
LIPID MAPS ID
LMFA01050012
Probes And Drugs ID
PD078037
PubChem CID
151492
Show all 16 identifiers +4
Reaxys registry number
1721818
SureChEMBL ID
20843
UNII
48NUX22XXO
UniChem compound ID
1104227

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Summary

3-hydroxyhexanoic acid is a group of stereoisomers[1]. It is a type of hydroxy fatty acid[2] and fatty alcohol[3].

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  1. [4] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Volatile constituents from tamarillo (Cyphomandra betacea Sendtn.) fruit. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Organic acids from fresh California strawberries. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Free and glycosidically bound aroma compounds in hog plum (Spondias mombins L.). wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Monomer of → poly(hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyhexanoate)
    UNII → 48NUX22XXO
    DSSTox substance ID → DTXSID40906794
    Probes And Drugs ID → PD078037
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [tr] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #37300"
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