9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid, (Z,Z,Z)-

Formula: C₁₈H₃₀O₂
Molecular weight: 278.4296
IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C18H30O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h3-4,6-7,9-10H,2,5,8,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b4-3-,7-6-,10-9-
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: DTOSIQBPPRVQHS-PDBXOOCHSA-N
CAS Registry Number: 463-40-1
Chemical structure:
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Stereoisomers:
- 9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid
Other names: Linolenic acid; α-Linolenic acid; All-cis-9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid; cis,cis,cis-9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid; (Z,Z,Z)-9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic acid; Industrene 120
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Gas Chromatography

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	HP-5MS	2143.	Asuming, Beauchamp, et al., 2005	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 50. C @ 10. min, 3. K/min, 250. C @ 5. min

Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	VF-5MS	2158.9	Tret'yakov, 2007	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He; Program: Multi-step temperature program; T(initial)=60C; T(final)=270C

Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	DB-Wax	3292.	Chung, Eiserich, et al., 1994	He, 60. C @ 4. min, 3. K/min, 220. C @ 30. min; Column length: 60. m; Column diameter: 0.25 mm

Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	HP-5 MS	2154.	Miyazawa, Marumoto, et al., 2011	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, Helium, 4. K/min, 260. C @ 5. min; T_start: 40. C
Capillary	DB-5 MS	2134.	Stojanovic, RAdulovic, et al., 2011	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, Helium, 5. K/min, 290. C @ 10. min; T_start: 70. C
Capillary	HP-5 MS	2143.	Radulovic, Blagojevic, et al., 2010	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, Helium, 5. K/min, 290. C @ 10. min; T_start: 70. C
Capillary	OV-1	2122.	Nibret and Wink, 2009	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, Helium, 40. C @ 2. min, 4. K/min, 300. C @ 10. min
Capillary	HP-5 MS	2159.	Zhao, Zeng, et al., 2009	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, Helium, 4. K/min; T_start: 50. C; T_end: 280. C
Capillary	HP-101	2102.	Jerkovic, Mastelic, et al., 2007	25. m/0.2 mm/0.2 μm, He, 70. C @ 2. min, 3. K/min; T_end: 200. C
Capillary	Elite-5MS	2107.	Tava, Pecetti, et al., 2007	30. m/0.32 mm/0.5 μm, He, 40. C @ 5. min, 4. K/min, 280. C @ 10. min
Capillary	DB-5	2116.	Miyazawa, Nishiguchi, et al., 2005	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 3. K/min; T_start: 60. C; T_end: 240. C
Capillary	DB-5	2116.	Senatore, Rigano, et al., 2004	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 40. C @ 5. min, 2. K/min, 250. C @ 20. min
Capillary	OV-101	2115.	Sugisawa, Nakamura, et al., 1990	Nitrogen, 2. K/min; Column length: 50. m; Column diameter: 0.25 mm; T_start: 70. C; T_end: 200. C
Capillary	OV-101	2113.	Sugisawa, Nakamura, et al., 1990	Nitrogen, 2. K/min; Column length: 50. m; Column diameter: 0.25 mm; T_start: 80. C; T_end: 200. C

Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	HP-5 MS	2099.	Mancini, Arnold, et al., 2009	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, Helium; Program: 40 0C (5 min) 2 0C/min -> 270 0C -> 260 0C (20 min)
Capillary	RTX-5 MS	2162.	Mebazaa, Mahmoudi, et al., 2009	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, Helium; Program: 50 0C (5 min) 2 0C/min -> 100 0C (5 min) 5 0C/min -> 300 0C
Capillary		2120.	El-Shazily, Hafez, et al., 2004	Program: not specified

Normal alkane RI, polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	TC-Wax	3250.	Miyazawa, Kurose, et al., 2001	He, 4. K/min, 250. C @ 47. min; Column length: 60. m; Column diameter: 0.25 mm; T_start: 80. C

Normal alkane RI, polar column, custom temperature program

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	DB-FFAP	3292.	Mebazaa, Mahmoudi, et al., 2009	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, Helium; Program: not specified
Capillary	Innowax FSC	3300.	Baser, Özek, et al., 2004	60. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He; Program: 60C(10min) => 4C/min => 220C(10min) => 1C/min => 240C

References

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Asuming, Beauchamp, et al., 2005
Asuming, W.A.; Beauchamp, P.S.; Descalzo, J.T.; Dev, B.C.; Dev, V.; Frost, S.; Ma, C.W., Essential oil composition of four Lomatium Raf. species and their chemotaxonomy, Biochem. Syst. Ecol., 2005, 33, 1, 17-26, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2004.06.005 . [all data]

Tret'yakov, 2007
Tret'yakov, K.V., Retention Data. NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center., NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, 2007. [all data]

Chung, Eiserich, et al., 1994
Chung, T.Y.; Eiserich, J.P.; Shibamoto, T., Volatile compounds produced from peanut oil heated with different amounts of cysteine, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1994, 42, 8, 1743-1746, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00044a032 . [all data]

Miyazawa, Marumoto, et al., 2011
Miyazawa, M.; Marumoto, S.; Kobayashi, T.; Yoshida, S.; Utsumi, Y., Determination of characteristic components in essential oils from Wisteria braphybotrys using gas chromatography - olfactometry incremental dilution technique, Rec. Nat. Prod., 2011, 5, 3, 221-227. [all data]

Stojanovic, RAdulovic, et al., 2011
Stojanovic, I.Z.; RAdulovic, N.S.; Mitrovic, Y.L.J.; Stamenkovic, S.M.; Stojanovic, G.S., Volatile constituents of selected Parmeliaceae lichens, J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 2011, 76, 7, 987-994, https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC101004087S . [all data]

Radulovic, Blagojevic, et al., 2010
Radulovic, N.; Blagojevic, P.; Palic, R., Comparative study of the leaf volatiles of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. and Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. (Ericaceae), Molecules, 2010, 15, 9, 6168-6185, https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules15096168 . [all data]

Nibret and Wink, 2009
Nibret, E.; Wink, M., Volatile components of four Ethiopian Artemisia species extracts and their in vitro antipatrypanosomal and cytotoxic activities, Phytomedicine, 2009, 00, 0, 000-000. [all data]

Zhao, Zeng, et al., 2009
Zhao, C.; Zeng, Y.; Wan, M.; Li, R.; Liang, Y.; Li, C.; Zeng, Z.; Chau, F.-T., Comparative analysis of essential oils from eight herbal medicines with pungent flavor and cool nature by GC-MS and chemometric resolution methods, J. Sep. Sci., 2009, 32, 4, 660-670, https://doi.org/10.1002/jssc.200800484 . [all data]

Jerkovic, Mastelic, et al., 2007
Jerkovic, I.; Mastelic, J.; Marijanovic, Z., Bound volatile compounds and essential oil from the fruit of Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid. (osage orange), Flavour Fragr. J., 2007, 22, 1, 84-88, https://doi.org/10.1002/ffj.1763 . [all data]

Tava, Pecetti, et al., 2007
Tava, A.; Pecetti, L.; Ricci, M.; Pagnotta, M.A.; Russi, L., Volatile compounds from leaves and flowers of Bituminaria bituminosa (L.) Stirt. (Fabaceae) from Italy, Flavour Fragr. J., 2007, 22, 5, 363-370, https://doi.org/10.1002/ffj.1806 . [all data]

Miyazawa, Nishiguchi, et al., 2005
Miyazawa, M.; Nishiguchi, T.; Yamafuji, C., Volatile components of the leaves of Brassica rapa L. var. perviridis Bailey, Flavour Fragr. J., 2005, 20, 2, 158-160, https://doi.org/10.1002/ffj.1335 . [all data]

Senatore, Rigano, et al., 2004
Senatore, F.; Rigano, D.; de Fusco, R.; Bruno, M., Composition of the essential oil from flowerheads of Chrysanthemum coronarium L. (Asteraceae) growing wild in Southern Italy, Flavour Fragr. J., 2004, 19, 2, 149-152, https://doi.org/10.1002/ffj.1285 . [all data]

Sugisawa, Nakamura, et al., 1990
Sugisawa, H.; Nakamura, K.; Tamura, H., The aroma profile of the volatile in marine green algae (Ulva pertusa), Food Reviews International, 1990, 6, 4, 573-589, https://doi.org/10.1080/87559129009540893 . [all data]

Mancini, Arnold, et al., 2009
Mancini, E.; Arnold, N.A.; De Martino, L.; De Feo, V.; Formisano, C.; Rigano, D.; Senatore, F., Chemical composition and phytotoxic effects of essential oils of Salvia hierosolymitana Boiss. and Salvia multicaulis Vahl. var. simplicifolia Boiss. growing wild in Lebanon, Molecules, 2009, 14, 11, 4725-4736, https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules14114725 . [all data]

Mebazaa, Mahmoudi, et al., 2009
Mebazaa, R.; Mahmoudi, A.; Fouchet, M.; Dos Santos, M.; Kamissoko, F.; Nafti, A.; Ben Cheikh, R.; Rega, B.; Camel, V., Characterization of volatile compounds in Tunisian fenugreek seeds, Food Chem., 2009, 115, 4, 1326-1336, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.01.066 . [all data]

El-Shazily, Hafez, et al., 2004
El-Shazily, A.M.; Hafez, S.S.; Wink, M., Comparative study of the essential oils and extracts of Achillea fragrantissima (Forssk.) Sch. Bip. and Achillea santolina L. (Asteraceae) from Egypt, Pharmazie, 2004, 59, 226-230. [all data]

Miyazawa, Kurose, et al., 2001
Miyazawa, M.; Kurose, K.; Itoh, A.; Hiraoka, N., Comparison of the essential oils of Glehnia littoralis from Northern and Southern Japan, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2001, 49, 11, 5433-5436, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf010219c . [all data]

Baser, Özek, et al., 2004
Baser, K.H.C.; Özek, T.; Kirimer, N.; Deliorman, D.; Ergun, F., Composition of the essential oils of Galium aparine L. and Galium odoratum (L.) Scop. from Turkey, J. Essent. Oil Res., 2004, 16, 4, 305-307, https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.2004.9698728 . [all data]

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