Brassylic acid
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Names | |
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IUPAC name tridecanedioic acid | |
Identifiers | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.284 |
PubChem CID | |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA) | |
Properties | |
C13H24O4 | |
Molar mass | 244.331 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | white solid |
Melting point | 114 °C (237 °F; 387 K) |
0.0025 g/100 mL | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Brassylic acid is an organic compound with chemical formula (CH2)11(CO2H)2. A white solid, it is the C13-dicarboxylic acid. It is prepared by oxidation of erucic acid, which is abundant in some seed oils. Pelargonic acid is the coproduct. In the industrial setting, brassylic acid is used to produce specialty nylons, e.g. nylon 1313.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Cornils, Boy; Lappe, Peter (2000). "Dicarboxylic Acids, Aliphatic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a08_523. ISBN 3527306730.