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- Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: DTOSIQBPPRVQHS-PDBXOOCHSA-N Copy
• 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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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Phase change data

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Reduced pressure boiling point

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Individual Reactions

3 +  =

By formula: 3H₂ + C₁₈H₃₀O₂ = C₁₈H₃₆O₂

Gas Chromatography

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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