Caprylic acid is the common name for the eight-carbon straight chain fatty acid known by the systematic name octanoic acid. It is found naturally in coconuts and breast milk. It is an oily liquid with a slightly unpleasant rancid-like smell that is minimally soluble in water. |
Synonyms | capryloate Caprylsaeure Enantic acid Kaprylsaeure n-caprylic acid n-octanoic acid n-Octoic acid n-octylic acid neo-fat 8 octanoate octanoic acid Octic acid octoic acid Octylic acid
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toxicity
Oral rat LD
50: 10080 mg/kg. Intravenous mouse LD
50: 600 mg/kg. Skin rabbit LD
50: over 5000 mg/kg.