erucic acid
Also known as (Z)-docos-13-enoic acid, cis-Delta(13)-docosenoic acid, 13-cis-docosenoic acid, (13Z)-13-docosenoic acid, (Z)-13-docosenoic acid, docos-13c-enoic acid, cis-eruic acid, 22:1omega9
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- C22H42O2
- Molecular weight
- 338.6 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (Z)-docos-13-enoic acid
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCC/C=C\CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
- InChIKey
- DPUOLQHDNGRHBS-KTKRTIGZSA-N
- XLogP
- 8.7
- Polar surface area
- 37.3 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Article
Erucic acid (EA) is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid, denoted 22:1ω9. It has the chemical formula: CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)11CO2H. It is prevalent in wallflower seed and other plants in the family Brassicaceae, with a reported content of 20 to 54% in high erucic acid rapeseed oil and 42% in mustard oil. Erucic acid is also known as cis-13-docosenoic acid and the trans isomer is known as brassidic acid. Cetoleic acid is a positional isomer of erucic acid.
Uses