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Saturated Fatty Acids |
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|
Systematic name |
Trivial name |
Shorthand designation |
Molecular wt. |
Melting point (°C) |
| butanoic | butyric | 4:0 | 88.1 | -7.9 |
| pentanoic | valeric | 5:0 | ||
| hexanoic | caproic | 6:0 | 116.1 | -3.4 |
| octanoic | caprylic | 8:0 | 144.2 | 16.7 |
| nonanoic | pelargonic | 9:0 | 158.2 | |
| decanoic | capric | 10:0 | 172.3 | 31.6 |
| dodecanoic | lauric | 12:0 | 200.3 | 44.2 |
| tetradecanoic | myristic | 14:0 | 228.4 | 53.9 |
| hexadecanoic | palmitic | 16:0 | 256.4 | 63.1 |
| heptadecanoic | margaric (daturic) | 17:0 | 270.4 | 61.3 |
| octadecanoic | stearic | 18:0 | 284.4 | 69.6 |
| eicosanoic | arachidic | 20:0 | 412.5 | 75.3 |
| docosanoic | behenic | 22:0 | 340.5 | 79.9 |
| tetracosanoic | lignoceric | 24:0 | 368.6 | 84.2 |
| hexacosanoic | cerotic | 26:0 | 396.7 | |
| heptacosanoic | carboceric | 27:0 | 410.7 | |
| octacosanoic | montanic | 28:0 | 424.8 | |
| triacontanoic | melissic | 30:0 | 452.9 | |
| dotriacontanoic | lacceroic | 32:0 | 481 | |
| tritriacontanoic | ceromelissic (psyllic) | 33:0 | 495 | |
| tetratriacontanoic | geddic | 34:0 | 509.1 | |
| pentatriacontanoic | ceroplastic | 35:0 | 523.1 | |
| Monoenoic Acids | ||||
|
Systematic name |
Trivial name |
Shorthand designation |
Molecular wt. |
Melting point (°C) |
| cis-4-decenoic | obtusilic | 10:1(n-6) | 170.3 | |
| cis-9-decenoic | caproleic | 10:1(n-1) | 170.3 | |
| cis-5-lauroleic | lauroleic | 12:1(n-7) | 198.4 | |
| cis-4-dodecenoic | linderic | 12:1(n-8) | 198.4 | |
| cis-9-tetradecenoic |
myristoleic |
14:1(n-5) |
226.4 |
- |
| cis-5-tetradecenoic | physeteric | 14:1(n-9) | 226.4 | |
| cis-4-tetradecenoic | tsuzuic | 14:1(n-10) | 226.4 | |
| cis-9-hexadecenoic |
palmitoleic |
16:1(n-7) |
254.4 |
0.5 |
| cis-6-octadecenoic |
petroselinic |
18:1(n-12) |
282.4 |
30 |
| cis-9-octadecenoic |
oleic |
18:1(n-9) |
282.4 |
16.2 |
| cis-11-octadecenoic |
vaccenic (asclepic) |
18:1(n-7) |
282.4 |
39 |
| cis-9-eicosenoic |
gadoleic |
20:1(n-11) |
310.5 |
25 |
| cis-11-eicosenoic |
gondoic |
20:1(n-9) |
310.5 |
- |
| cis-11-docosenoic | cetoleic | 22:1(n-11) | 338.6 | |
| cis-13-docosenoic |
erucic |
22:1(n-9) |
338.6 |
33.4 |
| cis-15-tetracosenoic |
nervonic |
24:1(n-9) |
366.6 |
39 |
| Polyenoic Fatty Acids | ||||
|
Systematic name |
Trivial name |
Shorthand designation |
Molecular wt. |
MP |
| 9,12-octadecadienoic | linoleic |
18:2(n-6) |
280.4 |
-5 |
| 6,9,12-octadecatrienoic | g-linolenic |
18:3(n-6) |
278.4 |
|
| 8,11,14-eicosatrienoic | dihomo-g-linolenic |
20:3(n-6) |
306.5 |
|
| 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic | arachidonic |
20:4(n-6) |
304.5 |
-50 |
| 7,10,13,16-docosatetraenoic |
- |
22:4(n-6) |
332.6 |
|
| 4,7,10,13,16-docosapentaenoic |
- |
22:5(n-6) |
330.6 |
|
| 9,12,15-octadecatrienoic | a-linolenic |
18:3(n-3) |
278.4 |
-11 |
| 6,9,12,15-octadecatetraenoic | stearidonic |
18:4(n-3) |
276.4 |
-57 |
| 8,11,14,17-eicosatetraenoic |
- |
20:4(n-3) |
304.5 |
|
| 5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic | EPA |
20:5(n-3) |
302.5 |
-54 |
| 7,10,13,16,19-docosapentaenoic | DPA |
22:5(n-3) |
330.6 |
|
| 4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic | DHA |
22:6(n-3) |
328.6 |
-44 |
| 5,8,11-eicosatrienoic | Mead acid |
20:3(n-9) |
306.5 |
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