Ximenynic acid

Not to be confused with ximenic acid, a 26 carbon omega-9 fatty acid.
Ximenynic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(11E)-Octadec-11-en-9-ynoic acid
Other names
Santalbic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.346
EC Number
  • 209-179-1
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C18H30O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h7-8H,2-6,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b8-7+
    Key: VENIIVIRETXKSV-BQYQJAHWSA-N
  • CCCCCCC=CC#CCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Properties
C18H30O2
Molar mass 278.436 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ximenynic acid is trans-11-octadecen-9-ynoic acid, a long-chain acetylenic fatty acid.

It was discovered in the fruit kernels of three species of South American plants in the genus Ximenia, after which it is named. and found to have the formula C18H30O2.

It can be extracted from the fruit kernels of the Santalum obtusifolium (Sandalwood) and the Australian sandalwood Santalum spicatum

It is also found in seed oil of other plants in the Santalaceae family, including the native cherry Exocarpos cupressiformis and sweet quandong Santalum acuminatum.

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