Auricolic acid

Auricolic acid is a linear fatty acid composed of 20 carbon atoms, with two double bonds at the position 11=12 and 17=18 and a hydroxyl-OH at the position 14.^[1] The compound's delta notation is 14-OH-20: 2Δ. ^[2]

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Auricolic acid

Names
IUPAC name (11Z,17Z)-14-hydroxyicosa-11,17-dienoic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	37780-50-0 N
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:186663
PubChem CID	73242169
InChI InChI=1S/C20H36O3/c1-2-3-4-13-16-19(21)17-14-11-9-7-5-6-8-10-12-15-18-20(22)23/h3-4,11,14,19,21H,2,5-10,12-13,15-18H2,1H3,(H,22,23)/b4-3-,14-11- Key: GWEIHUNYMRRZJJ-MOAWTDCJSA-N
SMILES CCC=CCCC(CC=CCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C20H63O3
Molar mass	351.721 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

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The acid is found in Lesquerella auriculata seed oil.^[3][4] Also, the compound has been isolated from Lesquerella ludoviciana, Lesquerella calcicola, Physaria saximontana and others from the genera Lesquerella and Physaria (Bladderpod oil).