Tridecylic acid
# Tridecylic acid

Tridecylic acid, or tridecanoic acid, is the organic compound with the formula $CH_3(CH_2)_{11}CO_2H.$ It is a 13-carbon saturated fatty acid. It is a white solid.

A laboratory preparation involves permanganate oxidation of 1-tetradecene $(CH_3(CH_2)_{12}CH=CH_2).$

