Open AccessElaidic acid ( trans ‐9‐octadecenoic acid)
Author(s) -
Low John Nicolson,
Scrimgeour Charlie,
Horton Peter
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
acta crystallographica section e
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1600-5368
DOI - 10.1107/s1600536805033040
Subject(s) - elaidic acid , alkyl , chemistry , double bond , hydrogen bond , stereochemistry , skew , crystal structure , crystallography , organic chemistry , molecule , fatty acid , physics , astronomy , linoleic acid
Elaidic acid, C 18 H 34 O 2 , has an essentially linear alkyl chain. The double bond is twisted across the mean direction of the alkyl chain in a skew′, trans , skew conformation. In the crystal structure, the molecules form centrosymmetric O—H⋯O hydrogen‐bonded dimers (O⋯O = 2.684 Å).