Dihydrolipoic acid
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Preferred IUPAC name
6,8-Bis(sulfanyl)octanoic acid[1] | |
Other names
6,8-Dimercaptooctanoic acid
Reduced lipoic acid | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.120.390 |
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MeSH | Dihydrolipoic acid |
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Properties | |
C8H16O2S2 | |
Molar mass | 208.33 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Dihydrolipoic acid is an organic compound that is the reduced form of lipoic acid. This carboxylic acid features a pair of thiol groups, and therefore is a dithiol. It is optically active, but only the R-enantiomer is biochemically significant. The lipoic acid/dihydrolipoic acid pair participate in a variety of biochemical transformations.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 697. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
The prefixes 'mercapto' (–SH), and 'hydroseleno' or selenyl (–SeH), etc. are no longer recommended.