Erucic acidErucic acid (EA) is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid, denoted 22:1ω9. It has the chemical formula: CH3(CH2)7CH\dCH(CH2)11CO2H. It is prevalent in wallflower seed and other plants in the family Brassicaceae, with a reported content of 20 to 54% in high erucic acid rapeseed oil and 42% in mustard oil. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Erucic acid, revision 1380006684.

Property

Value

Formula

C22H42O2, 338.57 g/mol

Melting point

33.8 °C

Boiling point

381.5 °C

Density

0.86 g/cm³

Flash point

349.9 °C

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