The molecule is an N-acyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycine resulting from the formal condensation of hexanoic acid (caproic acid) with the amino group of (2S)-hydroxyglycine. It derives from a hexanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a N-hexanoyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycinate.
(2S)-2-(hexanoylamino)-2-hydroxyacetic acid