Linoleic acid

CAS Registry Number®

60-33-3

CAS Name

Linoleic acid

Molecular Formula

C18H32O2

Molecular Mass

280.45

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    365.2 °C

  • Melting Point (2)

    -12 °C

  • Density (2)

    0.9022 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)
  • (2) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C18H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h6-7,9-10H,2-5,8,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b7-6-,10-9-

InChIKey

InChIKey=OYHQOLUKZRVURQ-HZJYTTRNSA-N

SMILES

C(C/C=C\C/C=C\CCCCC)CCCCCC(O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCCCCCC=CCC=CCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (9Z,12Z)-
  • Linoleic acid
  • 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)-
  • (9Z,12Z)-9,12-Octadecadienoic acid
  • 9Z,12Z-Linoleic acid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

949900-18-9

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