6-Methylheptanoic Acid

CAS: 929-10-2

Ref. TR-M311870

Product Information

• Name: 6-Methylheptanoic Acid
• Synonyms: Isocaprylic Acid, 6-Methylheptanoic acid, Heptanoic acid, 6-methyl-, Isocaprylic acid, iso-Caprylic acid

Description

Applications 6-Methylheptanoic acid is used as a reagent to synthesize analogues of Eponemycin, an antibiotic that also exhibits anti-angiogenic activity by inhibiting proteasome function. 6-Methylheptanoic acid naturally occurs as a component of the scent chemical of the brushtail possum.
Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package
References McLean, S., et al.: J. Chem. Ecol., 38, 1318 (2012); Oikawa, T., et al.: Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm., 181, 1070 (1991); Sin, N., et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem., 6, 1209 (1998)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 144.21
• Formula: C₈H₁₆O₂
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C8H16O2/c1-7(2)5-3-4-6-8(9)10/h7H,3-6H2,1-2H3,(H,9,10)
• InChI key: InChIKey=OEOIWYCWCDBOPA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CC(C)CCCCC(=O)O