decanoic acid

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decanoic acid, decanoic acid, C10:0, capric acid

A saturated fatty acid that occurs in natural oils such as coconut oil and in the milk of some mammals. It has a strong, rancid, sweaty smell that reminds of goats and appears as white crystals.

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Physical characteristics

Molecular mass	172
Density	893 g/m³
Melting point	31.7 ℃89 ℉305 K
Boiling point	269 ℃516 ℉542 K
Partition coeff. (logP)	4.09
Solubility (water)	0.0871 mol/L15 g/L

Compound added to the database on April 22, 2019, last modified on August 25, 2022.