Hydnocarpic acid

Summary

Hydnocarpic acid is an unsaturated fatty acid. It differs from most fatty acids by having a cyclic ring system at the terminus, rather than being entirely straight chain. It is found in the oil from plants of the genus Hydnocarpus from which it derives its name.[1]

Hydnocarpic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
11-(Cyclopent-2-en-1-yl)undecanoic acid
Identifiers
  • 94300-40-0 ☒N
  • 1R: 459-67-6 ☒N
3D model (JSmol)
  • Interactive image
  • 1R: Interactive image
ChemSpider
  • 99343
  • 1R: 144298
  • 110680
  • 1R: 164601
UNII
  • U88T2W388K
  • 1R: 84492ZS09R
  • InChI=1S/C16H28O2/c17-16(18)14-8-6-4-2-1-3-5-7-11-15-12-9-10-13-15/h9,12,15H,1-8,10-11,13-14H2,(H,17,18)
    Key: SRELFLQJDOTNLJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C16H28O2/c17-16(18)14-8-6-4-2-1-3-5-7-11-15-12-9-10-13-15/h9,12,15H,1-8,10-11,13-14H2,(H,17,18)
    Key: SRELFLQJDOTNLJ-UHFFFAOYAT
  • 1R: InChI=1S/C16H28O2/c17-16(18)14-8-6-4-2-1-3-5-7-11-15-12-9-10-13-15/h9,12,15H,1-8,10-11,13-14H2,(H,17,18)/t15-/m0/s1
  • O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCC1\C=C/CC1
  • 1R: C1C[C@H](C=C1)CCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Properties
C16H28O2
Molar mass 252.398 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

References edit

  1. ^ Sengupta, A.; Gupta, J. K.; Dutta, J.; Ghosh, A. (1973). "The component fatty acids of chaulmoogra oil". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 24 (6): 669–74. doi:10.1002/jsfa.2740240606. PMID 4737104.