The molecule is a (3S)-3-hydroxy fatty acid anion resulting from the deprotonation of the carboxy group of (3S)-3-hydroxytetradecanoic acid. The major species at pH 7.3. It is a conjugate base of a (S)-3-hydroxytetradecanoic acid. It is an enantiomer of a (R)-3-hydroxytetradecanoate.
(3S)-3-hydroxytetradecanoate