Oleic acid is a metabolite found in or produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Irritant
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Oleic acid is a metabolite found in or produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
| Physical Description | Oleic acid is a colorless to pale yellow liquid with a mild odor. Floats on water. (USCG, 1999) |
| Color/Form | Colorless or nearly colorless liq (above 5-7 °C) |
| Odor | PECULIAR LARD-LIKE ODOR |
| Melting Point | 61.3 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Boiling Point | 547 °F at 100 mmHg (NTP, 1992) |
| Flash Point | 372 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Density | 0.89 at 77 °F (USCG, 1999) - Less dense than water; will float |
| Solubility | Insoluble (NTP, 1992) |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.00000055 [mmHg] |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction: 1.463 at 18 °C/D; 1.4585 at 26 °C/D |
| Stability/Shelf Life | ON EXPOSURE TO AIR, ESPECIALLY WHEN IMPURE, IT OXIDIZES & ACQUIRES YELLOW TO BROWN COLOR & RANCID ODOR |
| IUPAC Name | (Z)-octadec-9-enoic acid |
| Molecular Formula | C18H34O2 |
| Molecular Weight | 282.5 g/mol |
| CAS | 112-80-1 |
| SMILES | CCCCCCCC/C=C\CCCCCCCC(=O)O |
| InChIKey | ZQPPMHVWECSIRJ-KTKRTIGZSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.1510202 |
| Pack sizes | 500ML · 2.5LTR |
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