Tridecylic acid

Tridecylic acid
IUPAC name

Tridecanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS number 638-53-9
PubChem 12530
ChemSpider 12013 Y
ChEMBL CHEMBL107874
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Properties
Molecular formula CH3(CH2)12COOH
Molar mass 214.348 g/mol
Appearance White crystals or powder
Melting point

40-45°C
Boiling point

236°C (100 mmHg)
Hazards
R-phrases R36/37/38
S-phrases S26, S36
Main hazards Irritant (Xi)
NFPA 704
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Tridecylic acid, or tridecanoic acid, is a 13-carbon saturated fatty acid with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)11COOH. It is commonly found in dairy products.

See also

Saturated
VFA: Acetic (C2) · Propionic (C3) · Butyric (C4) · Valeric (C5) · Caproic (C6) · Enanthic (C7) · Caprylic (C8) · Pelargonic (C9) · Capric (C10) · Undecylic (C11) · Lauric (C12) · Tridecylic (C13) · Myristic (C14) · Pentadecanoic (C15) · Palmitic (C16) · Margaric (C17) · Stearic (C18) · Nonadecylic (C19) · Arachidic (C20) · Heneicosylic (C21) · Behenic (C22) · Tricosylic (C23) · Lignoceric (C24) · Pentacosylic (C25) · Cerotic (C26) · Heptacosylic (C27) · Montanic (C28) · Nonacosylic (C29) · Melissic (C30) · Hentriacontylic (C31) · Lacceroic (C32) · Psyllic (C33) · Geddic (C34) · Ceroplastic (C35) · Hexatriacontylic (C36)
n−3 Unsaturated
n−6 Unsaturated
n−9 Unsaturated
biochemical families: prot · nucl · carb (glpr, alco, glys) · lipd (fata/i, phld, strd, gllp, eico) · amac/i · ncbs/i · ttpy/i