Ricinolein

Ricinolein
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Propane-1,2,3-triyl tris[(9Z,12R)-12-hydroxyoctadec-9-enoate]
	Other names Glycerin triricinoleate; Glycerol triricinoleate; Glyceryl triricinoleate; Ricinoleic acid triglyceride; Ricinoleic triglyceride; Triricinolein
Identifiers
CAS Number	2540-54-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:140471;
ChemSpider	9939216 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.018.016
EC Number	219-817-0;
PubChem CID	11764524;
UNII	NZ59BAU9ZN ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2051926 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C57H104O9/c1-4-7-10-31-40-51(58)43-34-25-19-13-16-22-28-37-46-55(61)64-49-54(66-57(63)48-39-30-24-18-15-21-27-36-45-53(60)42-33-12-9-6-3)50-65-56(62)47-38-29-23-17-14-20-26-35-44-52(59)41-32-11-8-5-2/h25-27,34-36,51-54,58-60H,4-24,28-33,37-50H2,1-3H3/b34-25-,35-26-,36-27-/t51-,52-,53-/m1/s1;
	SMILES O=C(CCCCCCC/C=C\C[C@H](O)CCCCCC)OCC(OC(CCCCCCC/C=C\C[C@H](O)CCCCCC)=O)COC(CCCCCCC/C=C\C[C@H](O)CCCCCC)=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C57H104O9
Molar mass	933.450 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
	Infobox references

Ricinolein is the chief constituent of castor oil and is the triglyceride of ricinoleic acid.^[1] Castor oil, the expressed natural fatty oil of the seeds of Ricinus communis also contains mixtures of the glycerides of and much smaller traces of tristearin and the glyceride of . Ricinolein is the active principle in the use of castor oil as a purgative and solvent for several medically useful alkaloids.

References[]

^ Achaya, K. T.; Saletore, S. A. (1952). "Triricinolein and ricinoleic acid from castor oil". Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research. 11B (11): 471–474.

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[1] Achaya, K. T.; Saletore, S. A. (1952). "Triricinolein and ricinoleic acid from castor oil". Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research. 11B (11): 471–474.

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