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3-hydroxydecanoic acid
Sign in to saveAlso known as 3-hydroxy-decanoic acid, 3-OH-C10, 3-hydroxycapric acid, β-Hydroxydecanoic acid, β-Hydroxycapric acid
Myrmicacin (3-hydroxydecanoic acid) is a chemical compound of the β-hydroxycarboxylic acid class. It is named after the South American leaf-cutter ants (Myrmicinae) in which it was first discovered, but is also found in royal jelly. Myrmicacin is believed to act as a herbicide which prevents seeds collected by the ants from germinating within the nest.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H20O3
- Molecular weight
- 188.26 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3-hydroxydecanoic acid
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCC(CC(=O)O)O
- InChIKey
- FYSSBMZUBSBFJL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.5
- Polar surface area
- 57.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 188.141245
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- canonical SMILES
- CCCCCCCC(CC(=O)O)O
- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₂₀O₃
- found in taxon
- Apis mellifera
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Myrmicacin (3-hydroxydecanoic acid) is a chemical compound of the β-hydroxycarboxylic acid class. It is named after the South American leaf-cutter ants (Myrmicinae) in which it was first discovered, but is also found in royal jelly. Myrmicacin is believed to act as a herbicide which prevents seeds collected by the ants from germinating within the nest.
==See also== 3,10-Dihydroxydecanoic acid 3,11-Dihydroxydodecanoic acid
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