Linoleic Acid

CAS: 60-33-3

Ref. TR-L467495

Product Information

• Name: Linoleic Acid
• Synonyms: C18:2,9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (9Z,12Z)- (9CI, ACI), (9Z,12Z)-9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (ACI), 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)- (ZCI), Linoleic acid (8CI), (9Z,12Z)-Octadec-9,12-dienoic acid, (Z,Z)-9,12-Octadecadienoic acid, 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid, (Z,Z)-, 9,12-Octadecanoic acid, 9-cis,12-cis-Linoleic acid, 9Z,12Z-Linoleic acid, 9Z,12Z-Octadecadienoic acid, all-cis-9,12-Octadecadienoic acid, CA 1726, cis,cis-Linoleic acid, cis-9,cis-12-Octadecadienoic acid, cis-Δ9,12-Octadecadienoic acid, Emersol 315, Extra Linoleic 90, LAD 180-6, Linolic acid, MeSH ID: D019787, Polylin 515, Ronacare ASC 3, Unifac 6550
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Stability Light SensitiveApplications Linoleic Acid is anti-inflammatory, acne reductive, and moisture retentive when applied topically on the skin. It is popular in the beauty products industry because of its beneficial properties on the skin.References Letawe, C., et al.: Clin. Exp. Dermatol., 23, 56 (2002); Darmstadt, GL., et al.: Acta Paediatr., 91, 546 (2002)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 280.45
• Formula: C₁₈H₃₂O₂
• Color/Form: Colourless Liquid
• InChI: InChI=1S/C18H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h6-7,9-10H,2-5,8,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b7-6-,10-9-
• InChI key: InChIKey=OYHQOLUKZRVURQ-HZJYTTRNSA-N
• SMILES: CCCCC/C=C\C/C=C\CCCCCCCC(=O)O