Gadoleic acid
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Preferred IUPAC name
(9Z)-Icos-9-enoic acid | |
Other names
cis-9-Eicosenoic acid
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.291.826 |
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Properties | |
C20H38O2 | |
Molar mass | 310.522g·mol−1 |
Melting point | 23 to 24 °C (73 to 75 °F; 296 to 297 K)[1] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state(at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Gadoleic acid(20:1 n−11) is anunsaturated fatty acid.It is a prominent component of somefish oilsincludingcod liver oil.[2]It is one of a number ofeicosenoic acids.Its name is derived from a combination of thegenusforcod(Gadus) and theLatinwordoleum(oil), which itself is derived from theAncient Greekἔλαιον(elaion) meaning olive oil.
References
[edit]- ^Vesely, V. (1930). "Sur les acides gadoléique et sélacholéique synthétiques".Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications.2:95–107.doi:10.1135/cccc19300095.
- ^"Cod-liver oil".Encyclopædia Britannica.