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Hexanoic acid, also known as '''caproic acid''', is the Carboxylic Acid derived from Hexane with the formula C5H11COOH. It is a colorless oily Liquid smelling of Goat s, or other barnyard Animal s. It is a Fatty Acid found naturally in various animal Fat s and Oil s, and is one of the Chemical s that gives the decomposing fleshy seed coat of the Ginkgo its foul smell. {Link without Title} .

The salts are called hexanoates or caproates.


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