Gadoleic acid

Gadoleic acid
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name (9Z)-Icos-9-enoic acid
	Other names cis-9-Eicosenoic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	29204-02-2 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	4445894;
ECHA InfoCard	100.291.826
PubChem CID	5282767;
UNII	474JWU0SQ6 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID101045292 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C20H38O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20(21)22/h11-12H,2-10,13-19H2,1H3,(H,21,22)/b12-11- Key: LQJBNNIYVWPHFW-QXMHVHEDSA-N; InChI=1/C20H38O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20(21)22/h11-12H,2-10,13-19H2,1H3,(H,21,22)/b12-11- Key: LQJBNNIYVWPHFW-QXMHVHEDBG;
	SMILES O=C(O)CCCCCCC\C=C/CCCCCCCCCC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C20H38O2
Molar mass	310.522 g·mol−1
Melting point	23 to 24 °C (73 to 75 °F; 296 to 297 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Gadoleic acid (20:1 n−11) is an unsaturated fatty acid. It is a prominent component of some fish oils including cod liver oil.^[2] It is one of a number of eicosenoic acids. Its name is derived from a combination of the genus for cod (Gadus) and the Latin word oleum (oil), which itself is derived from the Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (elaion) meaning olive oil.

References

^ 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.

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