The molecule is a medium-chain fatty acid anion resulting from the deprotonation of the carboxy group of 2,3-dihydroxydodecanoic acid. Major microspecies at pH 7.3 It is a 2-hydroxy fatty acid anion, a 3-hydroxy fatty acid anion and a medium-chain fatty acid anion. It derives from a dodecanoate. It is a conjugate base of a 2,3-dihydroxydodecanoic acid.
2,3-dihydroxydodecanoate