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Erucic acid

technical, ~90% (GC)

Synonym(s):

cis-13-Docosenoic acid, Prifac 2990

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)11COOH
CAS Number:
112-86-7
Molecular Weight:
338.57
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
57650471
EC Number:
204-011-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1728049
MDL number:
MFCD00063188

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InChI key

DPUOLQHDNGRHBS-KTKRTIGZSA-N

InChI

1S/C22H42O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22(23)24/h9-10H,2-8,11-21H2,1H3,(H,23,24)/b10-9-

SMILES string

[H]\C(CCCCCCCC)=C(/[H])CCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

grade

technical

assay

~90% (GC)

form

powder or crystals

bp

358 °C/400 mmHg (lit.)

Quality Level

100

mp

28-32 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

235.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

113 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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BCCJ9914
BCCH8245
BCCC6447
BCBZ4692

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W B Rizzo et al.
Neurology, 39(11), 1415-1422 (1989-11-01)
We investigated the biochemical and clinical efficacy of dietary erucic acid (C22:1) therapy for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). In a double-blind crossover study of patients who were on chronic oleic acid (C18:1) therapy, addition of erucic acid to the diet led
Processing of crambe for oil and isolation of erucic acid.
Vargas-Lopez JM, et al.
Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 76(7), 801-809 (1999)
Ujjal K Nath et al.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik, 118(4), 765-773 (2008-12-04)
High erucic acid rapeseed (HEAR) oil is of interest for industrial purposes because erucic acid (22:1) and its derivatives are important renewable raw materials for the oleochemical industry. Currently available cultivars contain only about 50% erucic acid in the seed
Shiva Shanker Kaki et al.
Biotechnology and bioengineering, 110(1), 78-86 (2012-07-20)
The enzymatic conversion of mixtures of multiple substrates was studied quantitatively, based on established methodology used for the enzymatic kinetic resolution of racemic mixtures, involving the use of competitive factors: ratios of specificity constants (k(cat)/K(M)) of substrate pairs. The competitive
Gang Wu et al.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik, 116(4), 491-499 (2007-12-14)
The fatty acid elongase 1 (FAE1) gene is a key gene in the erucic acid biosynthesis in rapeseed. The complete coding sequences of the FAE1 gene were isolated separately from eight high and zero erucic acid rapeseed cultivars (Brassica napus
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