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Preferred IUPAC name
6,8-Bis(sulfanyl)octanoic acid
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Other names
6,8-Dimercaptooctanoic acid (no longer recommended)
Reduced lipoic acid |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.120.390 |
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MeSH | Dihydrolipoic+acid |
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C8H16O2S2 | |
Molar mass | 208.343 |
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.