3820. Ethyl Linoleate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 544-35-4
(Z,Z)-9,12-Octadecadienoic acid ethyl ester; mandenol.
C20H36O2; mol wt 308.50.
C 77.87%, H 11.76%, O 10.37%.

Description and references

Prepn from sunflower seed oil: McCutcheon, Org. Synth. coll. vol. III, 526 (1955); see also Parker et al., Biochem. Prep. 4, 88 (1955).

Chemical structure

Properties

Colorless oil. More stable to air oxidation than linoleic acid. d415.5 0.8846; d20 0.8919. bp6 193°; bp2.5 175°; bp0.001 133°. nD20 1.46753; nD48 1.4489. Iodine value 162.5. Miscible with dimethylformamide, fat solvents, oils.

Use

In the vitamin industry.