Properties

  • Name: Linoleic acid
  • IUPAC name: (9Z,12Z)-Octadeca-9,12-dienoic acid
  • Formula: C18H32O2
  • Molecular weight: 280.4455 g/mol
  • Monoisotopic weight: 280.2402303 g/mol
  • Melting point: -5 °C (268 K)
  • Boiling point: 229 °C (502 K)
  • Synonym:
    • (9Z,12Z)-Octadeca-9,12-dienoic acid

Structure

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InChI

InChI=1/C18H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h6-7,9-10H,
2-5,8,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b7-6-,10-9-

SMILES

C(=C/C\C=C/CCCCCCCC(=O)O)/CCCCC