Octadecanedioic Acid

• CAT Number: M006657
• CAS Number: 871-70-5
• Molecular Formula: C18H34O4
• Molecular Weight: 314.466
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: 1,18-Octadecadioic acid;1,18-Octadecanedioic acid;Hexadecanedicarboxylic acid;1,16-HEXADECANEDICARBOXYLIC ACID;OCTADECANEDIOIC ACID;OCTADECANEDIOIC ACID 95+%;Octadecandisure;Octadecane-1,18-dicarboxylic acid
• Target: Endogenous Metabolite
• Storage: -20°C
• IUPAC Name: octadecanedioic acid
• InChI: InChI=1S/C18H34O4/c19-17(20)15-13-11-9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16-18(21)22/h1-16H2,(H,19,20)(H,21,22)
• InChIKey: BNJOQKFENDDGSC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: C(CCCCCCCCC(=O)O)CCCCCCCC(=O)O

Octadecanedioic Acid (CAS 871-70-5) is an alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid that is octadecane in which both terminal methyl groups have been replaced by carboxy groups. It was used for polyamide synthesis.

Reference

1.Tokita, Masatoshi, et al. "High resolution 13C NMR studies for crystalline and liquid crystalline phases of PB-18 polyester composed of 4, 4'-dihydroxybiphenyl and octadecanedioic acid." Journal of molecular structure 446.3 (1998): 215-221.
2.Bennett, Carl, and Lon J. Mathias. "Synthesis and characterization of polyamides containing octadecanedioic acid: Nylon‐2, 18, nylon‐3, 18, nylon‐4, 18, nylon‐6, 18, nylon‐8, 18, nylon‐9, 18, and nylon‐12, 18." Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 43.5 (2005): 936-945.
3.Bennett, Carl, et al. "Synthesis of copolyamides containing octadecanedioic acid: An investigation of nylon 6/6, 18 in various ratios." Journal of applied polymer science 99.5 (2006): 2062-2067.