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Preferred IUPAC name (11Z,14R)-14-Hydroxyicos-11-enoic acid [1] | |
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MeSH | lesquerolic+acid |
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C20H38O3 | |
Molar mass | 326.521 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Lesquerolic acid is a hydroxycarboxylic acid that occurs naturally in Paysonia lasiocarpa and other Paysonia and Physaria species. [2] The acid is typically found together with other hydroxylated fatty acids, such as densipolic, auricolic, ricinoleic, etc. [3]
This compound has the R configuration at the alcohol-bearing stereocenter, and it is of the Z configuration at the olefin. Lesquerolic acid is chemically similar to ricinoleic acid, but with two additional carbons at the carboxyl end of the carbon chain. [4]
Lesquerolic acid, with other hydroxy fatty acids, has important industrial uses, including making resins, waxes, nylons and plastics.