Auricolic acid

Auricolic acid
Names
	IUPAC name (11Z,17Z)-14-hydroxyicosa-11,17-dienoic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	37780-50-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:186663;
PubChem CID	73242169;
	InChI InChI=1S/C20H36O3/c1-2-3-4-13-16-19(21)17-14-11-9-7-5-6-8-10-12-15-18-20(22)23/h3-4,11,14,19,21H,2,5-10,12-13,15-18H2,1H3,(H,22,23)/b4-3-,14-11- Key: GWEIHUNYMRRZJJ-MOAWTDCJSA-N;
	SMILES CCC=CCCC(CC=CCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C20H63O3
Molar mass	351.721 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Auricolic acid is a linear fatty acid composed of 20 carbon atoms, with two double bonds at the position 11=12 and 17=18 and a hydroxyl-OH at the position 14. The compound's delta notation is 14-OH-20: 2Δ.

The acid is found in Lesquerella auriculata seed oil. Also, the compound has been isolated from Lesquerella ludoviciana, Lesquerella calcicola, Physaria saximontana and others from the genera Lesquerella and Physaria (Bladderpod oil).