Linoleic acid
ALDRICH/62240 - technical, 58-74% (GC)
Synonym: cis-9,cis-12-Octadecadienoic acid
CAS Number: 60-33-3
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C18H32O2
Molecular Weight: 280.45
EC Number: 200-470-9
MDL Number: MFCD00064241
Linear Formula: CH3(CH2)4CH=CHCH2CH=CH(CH2)7CO2H
Product Type: Chemical
| bp | 229-230 °C/16 mmHg (lit.) |
| color | clear |
| concentration | 58-74% (GC) |
| density | 0.902 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | liquid |
| grade | technical |
| impurities | 18-32% oleic acid |
| InChI | 1S/C18H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6- |
| InChI key | OYHQOLUKZRVURQ-HZJYTTRNSA |
| mp | −5 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| refractive index | n |
| n |
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| SMILES string | OC(CCCCCCC/C=CC/C=CCCCC |
| Application: | • Alginate Spheres With Urea and Linoleic Acid: A biological nitrification inhibitor proposal utilizing alginate spheres to encapsulate urea and linoleic acid for agricultural benefits (Avendaño-Morales et al., 2024  ). |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Linoleic acid increases cell proliferation and gene expression of PPARα and its target genes such as acyl-CoA oxidase in primary duck hepatocytes . |
| Caution: | partially crystallizes on storage at 0-4°C |
| General description: | Linoleic acid can give rise to a class of geometric, positional and conjugated dienoic isomers called conjugated linoleic acids(CLA),mostly found in animal products, which can act like a cancer preventive agent in animals. |
| Packaging: | 1 L in glass bottle |
| Packaging: | 250 mL in glass bottle |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | 235.4 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | > 113 °C - closed cup |
| bp | 229-230 °C/16 mmHg (lit.) |
| mp | −5 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.902 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |