Hydnocarpic acid

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Hydnocarpic acid
Hydnocarpic acid.svg
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
11-(Cyclopent-2-en-1-yl)undecanoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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PubChem CID
UNII
  • 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).

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]

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References

  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. Bibcode:1973JSFA...24..669S. doi:10.1002/jsfa.2740240606. PMID   4737104.
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