caproic acid

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q422597
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caproic acid

Summary

caproic acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • caproic acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • caproic acid's chemical structure is recorded as Capronsäure Skelett.svg[4].
  • caproic acid's GND ID is recorded as 4447154-3[5].
  • caproic acid's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 142-62-1[6].
  • caproic acid's EC number is recorded as 205-550-7[7].
  • caproic acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as CCCCCC(=O)O[8].
  • caproic acid's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6(7)8/h2-5H2,1H3,(H,7,8)[9].
  • caproic acid's InChIKey is recorded as FUZZWVXGSFPDMH-UHFFFAOYSA-N[10].
  • caproic acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₆H₁₂O₂[11].
  • caproic acid's subclass of is recorded as straight chain fatty acids[12].
  • caproic acid's Commons category is recorded as Caproic acid[13].
  • caproic acid's has part is recorded as oxygen[14].
  • caproic acid's has part is recorded as carbon[15].
  • caproic acid's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL14184[16].
  • caproic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3N8M[17].
  • caproic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4I4C[18].
  • caproic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4KVS[19].
  • caproic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4KVR[20].
  • caproic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4GVU[21].
  • caproic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2IQ0[22].
  • caproic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4RPM[23].
  • caproic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2IX4[24].
  • caproic acid's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2IWZ[25].
  • caproic acid's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08dmjm[26].
  • caproic acid's UNII is recorded as 1F8SN134MX[27].

Why It Matters

caproic acid ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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