Ximenic acid

Structural formula
General
Surname	Ximenic acid
other names	(17 Z ) -17-hexacosenoic acid ( IUPAC ); cis -17-hexacosenoic acid;
Molecular formula	C 26 H 50 O 2
External identifiers / databases
PubChem	5282775
Wikidata	Q27147124
properties
Molar mass	394.68 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	45.5 ° C; 50.5-50.9 ° C
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Ximenic acid is a long-chain, monounsaturated fatty acid in the group of alkenoic acids . The common name is derived from the plant genus Ximenia , whose species contain esterified omega-9 fatty acids in their seed oil ( Ximenia oil ) . It should not be confused with ximeninic acid (santalbinic acid) 11-octadecen-9-yn acid, an alkynic acid which is also found in ximenia oil. Its abbreviation is 26: 1-delta-17c.

Occurrence

Nasturtium ( Tropaeolum speciosum )

Ximenic acid is also found esterified with glycerine as triacylglyceride in the nasturtium ( Tropaeolum speciosum ) and in fish oils .

Individual evidence

↑ B. Flaschträger (Ed.): Physiological chemistry: The substances. Volume 1, Springer, 1951, ISBN 978-3-642-86370-7 (reprint), p. 364.
^ ^A ^b John W. Blunt, Murray HG Munro: Dictionary of Marine Natural Products. Chapman & Hall, 2008, ISBN 978-08493-8216-1 , p. 1033.
↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.

[1] B. Flaschträger (Ed.): Physiological chemistry: The substances. Volume 1, Springer, 1951, ISBN 978-3-642-86370-7 (reprint), p. 364.

[Blunt-2] A ^b John W. Blunt, Murray HG Munro: Dictionary of Marine Natural Products. Chapman & Hall, 2008, ISBN 978-08493-8216-1 , p. 1033.

[NV-3] This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.