Ricinoleic acid

CAS Registry Number®

141-22-0

CAS Name

Ricinoleic acid

Molecular Formula

C18H34O3

Molecular Mass

298.46

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    245 °C @ Press: 10 Torr

  • Melting Point (1)

    5.5 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.940 g/cm³ @ Temp: 27.4 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C18H34O3/c1-2-3-4-11-14-17(19)15-12-9-7-5-6-8-10-13-16-18(20)21/h9,12,17,19H,2-8,10-11,13-16H2,1H3,(H,20,21)/b12-9-/t17-/m1/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=WBHHMMIMDMUBKC-QJWNTBNXSA-N

SMILES

[C@H](C/C=C\CCCCCCCC(O)=O)(CCCCCC)O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCCCCCC=CCC(O)CCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 9-Octadecenoic acid, 12-hydroxy-, (9Z,12R)-
  • Ricinoleic acid
  • 9-Octadecenoic acid, 12-hydroxy-, [R-(Z)]-
  • (9Z,12R)-12-Hydroxy-9-octadecenoic acid
  • 12-Hydroxy-cis-9-octadecenoic acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

8040-35-5, 17026-54-9, 25607-48-1, 45260-83-1, 2226968-94-9, 2408423-15-2

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