Any fatty acid with a chain length of between C6 and C12.
| Member | Definition | Role |
|---|
| 10-undecynoic acid | | 10-undecynoic acid |
| 11-aminoundecanoic acid | | 11-Aminoundecanoic acid |
| 11-dodecynoic acid | | 11-dodecynoic acid |
| 12-aminododecanoic acid | An omega-amino fatty acid that is dodecanoic acid in which one of the terminal amino hydrogens has been replaced by an amino group. | 12-aminododecanoic acid |
| 2-[[6-methyl-4-oxo-5-(phenylmethyl)-1H-pyrimidin-2-yl]thio]hexanoic acid | | 2-[[6-methyl-4-oxo-5-(phenylmethyl)-1H-pyrimidin-2-yl]thio]hexanoic acid |
| 2-hexyldecanoic acid | | hexyldecanoic acid |
| 2-methylene-3-hexylbutanedioic acid | | 2-Hexyl-3-methylenesuccinic acid |
| 2,6-dimethyloctane-1,8-dioic acid | | 2,6-Dimethyl-1,8-octanedioic acid |
| 3-hydroxydodecanoic acid | A medium-chain fatty acid that is the 3-hydroxylated derivative of lauric acid; associated with fatty acid metabolic disorders. | 3-hydroxylauric acid |
| 3-hydroxyoctanoic acid | An 8-carbon, beta-hydroxy fatty acid which may be a marker for primary defects of beta-hydroxy fatty acid metabolism. Repeating unit of poly(3-hydroxyoctanoic acid), a biopolymer used by numerous bacterial species as carbon and energy reserves. | 3-hydroxyoctanoic acid |
| 4-ethyloctanoic acid | | 4-Ethyloctanoic acid |
| 4-methyloctanoic acid | | 4-methyl-octanoic acid |
| 5-hydroxydecanoate | | 5-Hydroxycapric acid |
| 5-hydroxyhexanoic acid | A medium-chain fatty acid that is hexanoic acid substituted at position 5 by a hydroxy group. | 5-hydroxyhexanoic acid |
| 5-methylhexanoic acid | | 5-methyl-hexanoic acid |
| 6-acetylaminocaproic acid | | acexamic acid |
| 7-mercaptoheptanoic acid | | 7-Mercaptoheptanoic acid |
| 9-keto-2-decenoic acid | | 9-Oxo-2E-decenoic acid |
| 9-oxononanoic acid | A medium-chain oxo-fatty acid that is the 9-oxo derivative of nonanoic acid. | 9-oxononanoic acid |
| 9,10-epoxy-12-octadecenoate | | 9,10-epoxy-12-octadecenoic acid |
| alpha-ketocaproic acid | A straight-chain fatty acid consisting of hexanoic acid having an oxo group at position 2. | 2-oxohexanoic acid |
| citronellic acid | A monounsaturated fatty acid that is oct-6-enoic acid carrying methyl groups at positions 3 and 7. | citronellic acid |
| decanoic acid | A C10, straight-chain saturated fatty acid. | decanoic acid |
| heptanoic acid | A C7, straight-chain fatty acid that contributes to the odour of some rancid oils. Used in the preparation of esters for the fragrance industry, and as an additive in cigarettes. | heptanoic acid |
| hexanoic acid | A C6, straight-chain saturated fatty acid. | hexanoic acid |
| ici 185282 | | 7-[2-Trifluoromethyl-4-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1,3-dioxan-cis-5-yl]-hept-5z-enoic acid |
| isocaproic acid | A methyl-branched fatty acid that is pentanoic acid with a methyl group substituent at position 4. It is a metabolite of 20 alpha-hydroxycholesterol | isocaproic acid |
| lauric acid | A straight-chain, twelve-carbon medium-chain saturated fatty acid with strong bactericidal properties; the main fatty acid in coconut oil and palm kernel oil. | dodecanoic acid |
| mycorradicin | | Mycorradicin |
| myrmicacin | A medium-chain fatty acid that is decanoic acid substituted at position 3 by a hydroxy group. | 3-hydroxydecanoic acid |
| octanoic acid | A straight-chain saturated fatty acid that is heptane in which one of the hydrogens of a terminal methyl group has been replaced by a carboxy group. Octanoic acid is also known as caprylic acid. | octanoic acid |
| omega-aminocaprylic acid | An omega-amino fatty acid that is octanoic acid which carries an amino group at position 8. | 8-aminooctanoic acid |
| omega-aminoenantic acid | | 7-Aminoheptanoic acid |
| pelargonic acid | A C9 straight-chain saturated fatty acid which occurs naturally as esters of the oil of pelargonium. Has antifungal properties, and is also used as a herbicide as well as in the preparation of plasticisers and lacquers. | nonanoic acid |
| undecanoic acid | A straight-chain, eleven-carbon saturated medium-chain fatty acid found in body fluids; the most fungitoxic of the C7:0 - C18:0 fatty acid series. | undecanoic acid |
| ys 121 | | Octanoic acid, 2-[[4-chloro-6-[(2,3-dimethylphenyl)amino]-2-pyrimidinyl]thio]- |