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Undecylic acid

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Related compounds
  
Undecanol

Molar mass
  
186.29 g/mol

Density
  
890 kg/m³

Formula
  
C11H22O2

Boiling point
  
280 °C

Appearance
  
Colourless crystals

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Undecylic acid (systematically named undecanoic acid) is a naturally occurring carboxylic acid with chemical formula CH3(CH2)9COOH. It is often used as an antifungal agent, to treat ringworm and athlete's foot, for example. Like decanoic acid, it has a distinctive, unpleasant odor.

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