Tridecylic acid, or tridecanoic acid, is the organic compound with the formula CH3(CH2)11CO2H. It is a 13-carbon saturated fatty acid. It is a white solid.

A laboratory preparation involves permanganate oxidation of 1-tetradecene (CH3(CH2)12CH=CH2).[8]

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References

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