ricinolein

Also known as triricinolein

Ricinolein is the chief constituent of castor oil and is the triglyceride of ricinoleic acid. Castor oil, the expressed natural fatty oil of the seeds of Ricinus communis also contains mixtures of the glycerides of isoricinoleic acids and much smaller traces of tristearin and the glyceride of dihydroxysteric acid. Ricinolein is the active principle in the use of castor oil as a purgative and solvent for several medically useful alkaloids.

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Within Vinony's link graph, ricinolein is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to chemical formula, Ricinus communis and alkene.

It is catalogued under topics including Alkene derivatives, Castor oil plant and Chembox image size set.

Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.

Chemical data

Formula: C57H104O9
Molecular weight: 933.4 g/mol
IUPAC name: 2,3-bis[[(Z,12R)-12-hydroxyoctadec-9-enoyl]oxy]propyl (Z,12R)-12-hydroxyoctadec-9-enoate
SMILES: CCCCCC[C@@H](O)C/C=C\CCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(OC(=O)CCCCCCC/C=C\C[C@H](O)CCCCCC)COC(=O)CCCCCCC/C=C\C[C@H](O)CCCCCC
InChIKey: ZEMPKEQAKRGZGQ-VBJOUPRGSA-N
XLogP: 17.8
Polar surface area: 140 Å²
H-bond donors: 3
H-bond acceptors: 9
Formal charge: 0

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 932.768035

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chemical formula: C₅₇H₁₀₄O₉
canonical SMILES: CCCCCCC(CC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCCCCCC=CCC(CCCCCC)O)OC(=O)CCCCCCCC=CCC(CCCCCC)O)O
isomeric SMILES: CCCCCC[C@@H](O)C/C=C\CCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(OC(=O)CCCCCCC/C=C\C[C@H](O)CCCCCC)COC(=O)CCCCCCC/C=C\C[C@H](O)CCCCCC
Commons category: Triricinolein

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