Molecule record

oleic acid

C18H34O2

282.50 g/mol

2D structure for oleic acid

Molecular properties

Formula
C18H34O2
Molar mass
282.50 g·mol−1
Exact mass
282.2559 Da
2
1
2
37.30 Ų
6.5 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
112-80-1
PubChem CID
445639

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Alcohol
Alkene
Carboxylic acid

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp6.5PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • (Z)-Octadec-9-enoic acid
  • 112-80-1
  • Elaidoic acid
  • Emersol 211
  • Glycon RO
  • Glycon wo
  • Groco 2
  • Groco 4
Show all 23 synonyms
  • Groco 5l
  • Groco 6
  • Industrene 105
  • Industrene 205
  • Industrene 206
  • Oelsauere
  • Oleinic acid
  • Pamolyn
  • Pamolyn 100
  • Tego-oleic 130
  • Vopcolene 27
  • Wecoline OO
  • cis-9-Octadecenoic acid
  • cis-Octadec-9-enoic acid
  • cis-Oleic acid

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCC/C=C\CCCCCCCC(=O)O
Isomeric SMILES
CCCCCCCC/C=C\CCCCCCCC(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C18H34O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h9-10H,2-8,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)/b10-9-
InChIKey
ZQPPMHVWECSIRJ-KTKRTIGZSA-N
PubChem CID
445639

Spectroscopy

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile

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Peak assignments

3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
3000 cm−1broad acid O-H (simulated)
1710 cm−1C=O acid (simulated)
1645 cm−1C=C alkene (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for oleic acid; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for oleic acid; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

ChemForge original educational simulation.

Open source record