Erucic acid is a docosenoic acid having a cis- double bond at C-13.
Definition
Erucic acid is a docosenoic acid having a cis- double bond at C-13. It is found particularly in brassicas - it is a major component of mustard and rapeseed oils and is produced by broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, and wallflowers. It is a conjugate acid of an erucate.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 075441GMF2 · registered name ERUCIC ACID · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 112-86-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 204-011-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8026931
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID706931
- IUPAC
- (13Z)-Docos-13-enoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C22H42O2
- Molecular weight
- 338.576 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 33.5 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 265 ℃(@ 15 mmHg)
- Flammability (solid, gas)
- combustible
- Vapour pressure
- 0.00000115 ㎜Hg (@ 25 ℃, est.)
- Water solubility
- 0.000266 ㎎/ℓ (@ 25 ℃, est.)
- Vapour density
- 11.69
- Relative density
- 0.860 (@ 55 ℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 9.69 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 338.57
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 13 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Lubricating agent4
- Softener and conditioner3
- Intermediate2
- Monomers1
- Fuel1
- Filler1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Coloproctology Meeting in Barcelona · 1986
- Editorial: Is Mustard Oil good for Cardiac Health? · 2025
- Assessing Olive, Palm Kernel, and Groundnut Oils for their Dermatologically-Active Agents · 2019
- Potential, Cultivation and Quality of Some Crambe Sp. in Southern Turkey · 2017
- Modification of Fatty Acid Profiles of Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) Oil for Using as Food, Industrial Feed-Stock and Biodiesel · 2016
Linked databases 17
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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