Elaidic acid

Elaidic acid
Names
IUPAC name
(E)-octadec-9-enoic acid
Other names
(E)-9-octadecenoic acid
(9E)-octadecenoic acid
trans-9-octadecenoic acid
18:1 trans-9
C18:1 trans-9
Identifiers
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ECHA InfoCard 100.003.642 Edit this at Wikidata
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  • InChI=1S/C18H34O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h9-10H,2-8,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b10-9+ checkY
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  • InChI=1/C18H34O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h9-10H,2-8,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b10-9+
    Key: ZQPPMHVWECSIRJ-MDZDMXLPBT
  • O=C(O)CCCCCCC/C=C/CCCCCCCC
Properties
C
18H
34O
2
Molar mass 282.46 g/mol
Appearance colorless waxy solid
Density 0.8734 g/cm3
Melting point 45 °C (113 °F)
-204.8·10−6 cm3/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Elaidic acid is a chemical compound with the formula C
18H
34O
2, specifically the fatty acid with structural formula HOOC−(CH2)7−CH=CH−(CH2)7−CH3, with the double bond (between carbon atoms 9 and 10) in trans configuration. It is a colorless oily solid. Its salts and esters are called elaidates.

Elaidic acid is an unsaturated trans fatty acid, with code C18:1 trans-9. This compound has attracted attention because it is a major trans fat found in hydrogenated vegetable oils, and trans fats have been implicated in heart disease.[1]

It is the trans isomer of oleic acid. The name of the elaidinization reaction comes from elaidic acid.

Its name comes from the Ancient Greek word ἔλαιον (elaion), meaning oil.

  1. ^ Tardy, Anne-Laure; Morio, Béatrice; Chardigny, Jean-Michel; Malpuech-Brugère, Corinne (2011). "Ruminant and industrial sources of trans-fat and cardiovascular and diabetic diseases". Nutrition Research Reviews. 24 (1): 111–7. doi:10.1017/S0954422411000011. PMID 21320382.