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Medium chain fatty acids.
| IUPAC name | Common name | Carbon atoms | Chemical formula | Molecular structure |
| Hexanoic acid | Caproic acid | 6 | CH3(CH2)4COOH |
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| Heptanoic acid | Enanthic acid | 7 | CH3(CH2)5COOH |
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| Octanoic acid | Caprylic acid | 8 | CH3(CH2)6COOH |
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| Nonanoic acid | Pelargonic acid | 9 | CH3(CH2)7COOH |
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| Decanoic acid | Capric acid | 10 | CH3(CH2)8COOH |
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| Undecanoic acid | Undecylic acid | 11 | CH3(CH2)9COOH |
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| Dodecanoic acid | Lauric acid | 12 | CH3(CH2)10COOH |
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