Oleic acid

Oleic acid in 3D

Oleic acid is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid found in various animal and vegetable sources. It has the formula C₁₈H₃₄O₂ (or CH₃(CH₂)₇CH=CH(CH₂)₇COOH^[1]). Its IUPAC name is cis-9-octadecenoic acid, and its lipid shorthand name is 18:1 cis-9. The saturated form of this acid is stearic acid. It is used in Lorenzo's oil. In nutrition, monounsaturated fats are dietary fats with one double-bonded carbon in the molecule, with all of the others single-bonded carbons. ... Omega-9 fatty acids are a class of unsaturated fatty acids which have a C=C double bond in the ω-9 position. ... In chemistry, especially biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid (or organic acid), often with a long aliphatic tail (long chains), either saturated or unsaturated. ... The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is an international non-governmental organization devoted to the advancement of chemistry. ... Stearic acid also called octadecanoic acid is one of the many useful types of saturated fatty acids that comes from many animal and vegetable fats and oils. ... Lorenzos Oil is a 1992 dramatic film directed by George Miller. ...

Oleic acid comprises 55-80% of olive oil, though there may be only 0.5-2.5% or so as actual free acid, and 15-20% of grape seed oil. A bottle of olive oil. ... Grape oil (also grapeseed oil) is a vegetable oil pressed from the seeds of various varieties of Vitis vinifera grapes, an abundant by-product of wine making. ...

Reduction of oleic acid yields oleyl alcohol. Oleyl alcohol is an alcohol coming from inedible beef fat, chemical formula C18H36O. It is an non-ionic, unsaturated fatty alcohol. ...

Physical data

Appearance: Pale yellow or brownish yellow oily liquid with lard-like odor

Solubility: Insoluble in water

Melting Point: 13-14°C

Boiling Point: 194-195°C

Density: 0.895-.947 g/cm³

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Reference

General reference: NIST Chemistry Webbook

Additional reference:

1. ↑  Bishop, Paul L. (2000). Pollution Prevention: Chapter 2 - Properties and Fates of Environmental Contaminants, instructional slides to accompany Pollution Prevention:Fundamentals and Practice, by Paul L. Bishop (ISBN 0073661473). Retrieved 2005-03-07.