5-hydroxy-Hexanoic acid

5-hydroxy-Hexanoic acid Chemische Eigenschaften,Einsatz,Produktion Methoden

• Definition

  ChEBI: (5R)-5-hydroxyhexanoic acid is an (omega-1)-hydroxy fatty acid that is caproic acid in which the 5-pro-R hydrogen is replaced by a hydroxy group. It is a medium-chain fatty acid and an (omega-1)-hydroxy fatty acid. It is functionally related to a hexanoic acid.