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Linoleic acid

C18H32O2CAS 60-33-3280.45 g/mol

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OOH
AlkeneCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C18H32O2
Molar mass
280.45 g/mol
Exact mass
280.2402 Da
Density
0.9022 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
−12 °C
Boiling point
365.2 °C
pKa
4.77 (25 °C)
Water solubility
1.59 mg/L (25 °C)
logP
5.88Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
14

Hazards

Not classified as hazardous under GHS by 2,465 ECHA notifiers. Aggregated from 2,465 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Identifiers

CAS number
60-33-3
SMILES
CCCCC/C=CC/C=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O
InChIKey
OYHQOLUKZRVURQ-HZJYTTRNSA-N
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-

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Names and synonyms

23 names · show all
  • 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (9Z,12Z)-
  • 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)-
  • (9Z,12Z)-9,12-Octadecadienoic acid
  • 9Z,12Z-Linoleic acid
  • cis-9,cis-12-Octadecadienoic acid
  • Polylin 515
  • Cis,cis-Linoleic acid
  • Unifac 6550
  • Linolic acid
  • 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid, (Z,Z)-
  • (Z,Z)-9,12-Octadecadienoic acid
  • cis-δ9,12-Octadecadienoic acid
  • C18:2
  • α-Linoleic acid
  • 9-Cis,12-cis-Linoleic acid
  • All-cis-9,12-Octadecadienoic acid
  • Emersol 315
  • Extra linoleic 90
  • 9Z,12Z-Octadecadienoic acid
  • Ronacare ASC 3
  • CA 1726
  • (9Z,12Z)-Octadec-9,12-dienoic acid
  • 9,12-Octadecanoic acid

Reactions

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Similar compounds

11,14-Eicosadienoic acid2091-39-6100 % similar Gamma-linolenic acid506-26-397 % similar Arachidonic acid506-32-190 % similar Elaidic acid112-79-890 % similar Oleic acid112-80-190 % similar Erucic acid112-86-790 % similar Palmitoleic acid373-49-990 % similar 9-Eicosenoic acid506-31-090 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue. All similar compounds

Same formula

trans-10-cis-12-Octadecadienoic acid2420-56-6 17-Octadecynoic acid34450-18-5 Stearolic acid506-24-1 (Trans,trans)-4′-pentyl[1,1′-bicyclohexyl]-4-carboxylic acid65355-33-1

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