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90969

Ricinoleic acid

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

(R)-12-Hydroxy-cis-9-octadecenoic acid, 12-Hydroxyoleic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)5CH(OH)CH2CH=CH(CH2)7COOH
CAS Number:
141-22-0
Molecular Weight:
298.46
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329769979
EC Number:
205-470-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1727813
MDL number:
MFCD00084840

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Product Name

Ricinoleic acid, analytical standard

InChI key

WBHHMMIMDMUBKC-QJWNTBNXSA-N

InChI

1S/C18H34O3/c1-2-3-4-11-14-17(19)15-12-9-7-5-6-8-10-13-16-18(20)21/h9,12,17,19H,2-8,10-11,13-16H2,1H3,(H,20,21)/b12-9-/t17-/m1/s1

SMILES string

CCCCCC[C@@H](O)C\C=C/CCCCCCCC(O)=O

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥98.0% (GC)

optical activity

[α]/D 6.5±1.5°, c = 2 in acetone

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.469-1.473

density

0.940 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

functional group

carboxylic acid
hydroxyl

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

100

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General description

This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food. Find all available reference materials for compounds listed in 10/2011 here

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

435.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

224 °C - closed cup

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCP1647
BCCN0240
BCCK3419
BCCK0317
BCCH0668

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Salvadora Ortega-Requena et al.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture, 94(11), 2308-2316 (2014-01-10)
Different strategies for the solvent-free enzymatic production of polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) were explored in an attempt to simplify and improve the process. Besides the conventional procedure (obtaining polyricinoleic acid, followed by its esterification with polyglycerol), two alternative methods are proposed:
Christina M Jones et al.
Journal of proteome research, 14(2), 917-927 (2015-01-09)
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Sašo Gyergyek et al.
Acta chimica Slovenica, 61(3), 488-496 (2014-10-07)
Magnetic CoFe(2)O(4) nanoparticles were synthesized by co-precipitation at 80 °C. This co-precipitation was achieved by the rapid addition of a strong base to an aqueous solution of cations. The investigation of the samples that were quenched at different times after

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