The molecule is an N-acyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycine resulting from the formal condensation of decanoic acid (capric acid) with the amino group of (2S)-hydroxyglycine. It derives from a decanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a N-decanoyl-(2S)-hydroxyglycinate.
(2S)-2-(decanoylamino)-2-hydroxyacetic acid