Ricinoleic acid - ≥97% , CAS No.141-22-0

CAS: 141-22-0 Cat. No.: R1456165 Molecular Weight: 298.46 Beilstein Registry Number: 1727813 EC Number: 205-470-2

GRADE & PURITY ≥97%

Storage

Store at -20°C

Shipped In

Ice chest + Ice pads

Overview

A 12-hydroxy fatty acid that can be a used as a substrate for conjugated linoleic acid synthesis.

Specifications

Specifications & Purity

≥97%

Biochemical and Physiological Mechanisms

Ricinoleic Acid is a naturally occurring 12-hydroxy fatty acid constituting about 90% of the fatty acids in castor oil. Has the capacity to serve as a substrate for the synthesis of the conjugated linoleic acids.

Storage

Store at -20°C

Shipped In

Ice chest + Ice pads

This product requires cold chain shipping. Ground and other economy services are not available.

Purity

≥97%

Names and Identifiers

• Canonical Smiles: CCCCCCC(CC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O)O
• IUPAC Name: (Z,12R)-12-hydroxyoctadec-9-enoic acid
• InChIKey: WBHHMMIMDMUBKC-QJWNTBNXSA-N
• 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
• Isomeric SMILES: CCCCCC[C@H](C/C=C\CCCCCCCC(=O)O)O
• WGK Germany: 3
• RTECS: VJ3150000
• Molecular Weight: 298.46
• Beilstein: 1727813

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Lipids and lipid-like molecules
    • Class Fatty Acyls
      • Subclass Fatty acids and conjugates

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Lipids and lipid-like molecules
• Class: Fatty Acyls
• Subclass: Fatty acids and conjugates
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Not available
• Direct Parent: Long-chain fatty acids
• Alternative Parents: Hydroxy fatty acids Unsaturated fatty acids Secondary alcohols Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives Carboxylic acids Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds
• Molecular Framework: Aliphatic acyclic compounds
• Substituents: Long-chain fatty acid - Hydroxy fatty acid - Unsaturated fatty acid - Secondary alcohol - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Carboxylic acid - Carboxylic acid derivative - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Alcohol - Aliphatic acyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as long-chain fatty acids. These are fatty acids with an aliphatic tail that contains between 13 and 21 carbon atoms.
• External Descriptors: Other Octadecanoids

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Solubility: Soluble in water (3.46 mg/ml), chloroform, acetone, alcohol, and ether.
• Flash Point(°F): 435.2℉
• Flash Point(°C): 224 ℃
• Boil Point(°C): 245°C
• Melt Point(°C): 5.5°C
• Molecular Weight: 298.500 g/mol
• XLogP3: 5.700
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 2
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 3
• Rotatable Bond Count: 15
• Exact Mass: 298.251 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 298.251 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 57.500 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 21
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 261.000
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 1
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 1
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 1
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1

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