10-Hydroxydecanoic acid

10-Hydroxydecanoic acid

Names
IUPAC name 10-Hydroxydecanoic acid
Other names 10-Hydroxycapric acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	1679-53-4
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	66903
ECHA InfoCard	100.015.317
PubChem	74300
InChI InChI=1S/C10H20O3/c11-9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8-10(12)13/h11H,1-9H2,(H,12,13) Key: YJCJVMMDTBEITC-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C10H20O3/c11-9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8-10(12)13/h11H,1-9H2,(H,12,13) Key: YJCJVMMDTBEITC-UHFFFAOYAM
SMILES C(CCCCC(=O)O)CCCCO
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H20O3
Molar mass	188.27 g·mol^−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

10-Hydroxydecanic acid is a specialized Saturated fatty acid that is a minor constituent of royal jelly.^[1] It was scientifically discovered in 1957.^[2]

See also

• Myrmicacin (3-hydroxydecanoic acid)
• Queen bee acid (10-hydroxydecenoic acid)

References

1. Noda, Naoki; Umebayashi, Kazue; Nakatani, Takafumi; Miyahara, Kazumoto; Ishiyama, Kaori (2005-08-01). "Isolation and characterization of some hydroxy fatty and phosphoric acid esters of 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid from the royal jelly of honeybees (Apis mellifera)". Lipids. 40 (8): 833–838. doi:10.1007/s11745-005-1445-6. ISSN 0024-4201.
2. Butenandt, Adolf; Rembold, Heinz. "Über den Weiselzellenfuttersaft der Honigbiene I. Isolierung, Konstitutionsermittlung und Vorkommen der 10-Hydroxy-Δ 2 -decensäure". Hoppe-Seyler´s Zeitschrift für physiologische Chemie. 308 (Jahresband): 284–289. doi:10.1515/bchm2.1957.308.1.284.