Molecule record

CAPRIC ACID

C10H20O2

172.26 g/mol

2D structure for CAPRIC ACID

Molecular properties

Formula
C10H20O2
Molar mass
172.26 g·mol−1
Exact mass
172.1463 Da
1
1
2
37.30 Ų
4.1 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
334-48-5
PubChem CID
2969

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
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Intermolecular forces
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Functional groups

Alcohol
Carboxylic acid

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp4.1PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 1-Nonanecarboxylic acid
  • 334-48-5
  • 4G9EDB6V73
  • C10:0
  • Caprinic acid
  • Caprynic acid
  • DTXSID9021554
  • Decanoic acid
Show all 22 synonyms
  • Decoic acid
  • Decylic acid
  • Econosan Acid Sanitizer
  • Emery 659
  • FEMA No. 2364
  • Hexacid 1095
  • Lunac 10-95
  • NSC-5025
  • Prifac 2906
  • Prifac 296
  • n-Capric acid
  • n-Decanoic acid
  • n-Decoic acid
  • n-Decylic acid

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Isomeric SMILES
CCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C10H20O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10(11)12/h2-9H2,1H3,(H,11,12)
InChIKey
GHVNFZFCNZKVNT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
2969

Spectroscopy

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

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Peak assignments

3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
3000 cm−1broad acid O-H (simulated)
1710 cm−1C=O acid (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

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Simulated EI mass spectrum

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Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

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