Title: Ethyl Linoleate
CAS Registry Number: 544-35-4
CAS Name: (Z,Z)-9,12-Octadecadienoic acid ethyl ester
Additional Names: mandenol
Molecular Formula: C20H36O2
Molecular Weight: 308.50
Percent Composition: C 77.87%, H 11.76%, O 10.37%
Literature References: Prepn from sunflower seed oil: McCutcheon, Org. Synth. coll. vol. III, 526 (1955); see also Parker et al., Biochem. Prep. 4, 88 (1955).
Properties: Colorless oil. More stable to air oxidation than linoleic acid. d415.5 0.8846; d20 0.8919. bp6 193°; bp2.5 175°; bp0.001 133°. nD20 1.46753; nD48 1.4489. Iodine value 162.5. Miscible with dimethylformamide, fat solvents, oils.
Boiling point: bp6 193°; bp2.5 175°; bp0.001 133°
Index of refraction: nD20 1.46753; nD48 1.4489
Density: d415.5 0.8846; d20 0.8919
Use: In the vitamin industry. |