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suberic acid
Sign in to saveAlso known as octanedioic acid, Cork acid, 1,6-Hexanedicarboxylic acid, 1,8-Octanedioic acid, hexamethylenedicarboxylic acid, 1,6-dicarboxyhexane, octane-1,8-dioic acid, Suberate
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H14O4
- Molecular weight
- 174.19 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- octanedioic acid
- SMILES
- C(CCCC(=O)O)CCC(=O)O
- InChIKey
- TYFQFVWCELRYAO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1
- Polar surface area
- 74.6 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- dicarboxylic acid
- Mass
- 174.089
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- found in taxon
- Trichosanthes kirilowii
- chemical formula
- C₈H₁₄O₄
- Commons category
- Suberic acid
- canonical SMILES
- C(CCCC(=O)O)CCC(=O)O
- melting point
- 143.0
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Encyclopedic overview
Suberic acid, also octanedioic acid, is a dicarboxylic acid, with formula C8H14O4. It is a colorless crystalline solid used in drug syntheses and plastics manufacture. Its name is derived from the Latin word suber which means cork.
References
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