Dihydrolipoic acid

Dihydrolipoic acid
Names

Preferred IUPAC name 6,8-Bis(sulfanyl)octanoic acid
Other names 6,8-Dimercaptooctanoic acid (no longer recommended^[1]) Reduced lipoic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	462-20-4^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:18047^Y
ChemSpider	408^Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.120.390
IUPHAR/BPS	6738
KEGG	C02147^Y
MeSH	Dihydrolipoic+acid
PubChem CID	421
InChI InChI=1S/C8H16O2S2/c9-8(10)4-2-1-3-7(12)5-6-11/h7,11-12H,1-6H2,(H,9,10)^Y Key: IZFHEQBZOYJLPK-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C8H16O2S2/c9-8(10)4-2-1-3-7(12)5-6-11/h7,11-12H,1-6H2,(H,9,10) Key: IZFHEQBZOYJLPK-UHFFFAOYAP
SMILES C(CCC(=O)O)CC(CCS)S
Properties
Chemical formula	C₈H₁₆O₂S₂
Molar mass	208.343
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Dihydrolipoic acid is an organic compound that is the reduced form of lipoic acid. This carboxylic acid features a pair of thiol groups. It is optically active but only the R-enantiomer is biochemically significant. The lipoic acid/dihydrolipoic acid pair participate in a variety of biochemical transformations.

References

↑ Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 697. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. The prefixes ‘mercapto’ (–SH), and ‘hydroseleno’ or selenyl (–SeH), etc. are no longer recommended.

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Dihydrolipoic acid

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