''beta''-Eleostearic acid

β-Eleostearic acid

Names
IUPAC name (9E,11E,13E)-Octadeca-9,11,13-trienoic acid
Other names (E,E,E)-9,11,13-Octadecatrienoic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	544-73-0 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:38384 Y
ChemSpider	4445947 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.071
PubChem CID	5282820
InChI InChI=1S/C18H30O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h5-10H,2-4,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b6-5+,8-7+,10-9+ Y Key: CUXYLFPMQMFGPL-SUTYWZMXSA-N Y
SMILES O=C(O)CCCCCCC\C=C\C=C\C=C\CCCC
Properties
Chemical formula	C18H30O2
Molar mass	278.44 g·mol−1
Melting point	71.5 °C (160.7 °F; 344.6 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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β-Eleostearic acid, or (9E,11E,13E)-octadeca-9,11,13-trienoic acid, is an organic compound with formula C
₁₈H
₃₀O
₂ or H₃C-(-CH₂-)₃(-CH=CH-)₃-(-CH₂-)₇-(C=O)OH. It is the all-trans conformational isomer of octadecatrienoic acid.

See also

• α-Eleostearic acid, the (9Z,11E,13E)-isomer, found in tung oil and bitter gourd seed oil.