n-Decanoic acid

• Formula: C₁₀H₂₀O₂
• Molecular weight: 172.2646
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C10H20O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10(11)12/h2-9H2,1H3,(H,11,12) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: GHVNFZFCNZKVNT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 334-48-5
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• Other names: Decanoic acid; n-Capric acid; n-Decoic acid; n-Decylic acid; Capric acid; Caprinic acid; Caprynic acid; Decoic acid; Decylic acid; 1-Nonanecarboxylic acid; Nonane-1-carboxylic acid; neo-Fat 10; Hexacid 1095; Emery 659; Prifrac 296; 1-Decanoic acid; NSC 5025; Decanoic acid (capric acid)
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Individual Reactions

C₁₀H₁₉O₂^- +  =

By formula: C₁₀H₁₉O₂^- + H⁺ = C₁₀H₂₀O₂

Gas phase ion energetics data

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De-protonation reactions

C₁₀H₁₉O₂^- +  =

By formula: C₁₀H₁₉O₂^- + H⁺ = C₁₀H₂₀O₂

IR Spectrum

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• LIQUID (NEAT); BECKMAN IR-4 (HYBRID PRISM-GRATING); DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH II) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLID (MULL); Not specified, most likely a prism, grating, or hybrid spectrometer.; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY; 4 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLUTION (10% CCl4 FOR 3800-1330, 10% CS2 FOR 1330-400 CM^-1) $$ SEE SPECTRUM NO. 9966 FOR "NEAT" RUN; BECKMAN IR-9 (GRATING); DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH I) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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References

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Adriaanse, Dekker, et al., 1965
Adriaanse, N.; Dekker, H.; Coops, J., Heats of combustion of normal saturated fatty acids and their methyl esters, Rec. Trav. Chim. Pays/Bas, 1965, 84, 393-407. [all data]

Norrman and McMahon, 1999
Norrman, K.; McMahon, T.B., Intramolecular solvation of carboxylate anions in the gas phase, J. Phys. Chem. A, 1999, 103, 35, 7008-7016, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp9908202 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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