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What is the name of #"H"_3"CCH"_2"CH"_2"CH"_2"CH"_2"CO"_2"H"#?

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Jul 1, 2016

#"Hexanoic acid"#

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The trivial name is #"caproic acid"#; after #"goat"# as it has got a cheesy, waxy smell.

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