10-Oxononadecanedioicacid is a long alkane linker with two terminal carboxylic acid groups. The terminal carboxylic acid groups can react with primary amine groups in the presence of activators (e.g. EDC, or HATU) to form a stable amide bond.
Dimethyl sebacate was used in the biosynthesis of oligomeric sebacates, lubricant oils. Dimethyl sebacate was a convenient starting material for cyclization of N-Succinylglycine dimethyl ester. Dimethyl sebacate was also used to prepare polytetramethylene