methyl ricinoleate

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| PIN = Methyl (9Z,12R)-12-Hydroxyoctadec-9-enoate

| OtherNames = Methyl ricinoleate; Ricinoleic acid methyl ester; Methyl ricinolate

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| CASNo = 141-24-2

| EC_number = 205-472-3

| PubChem = 5354133

| ChemSpiderID = 4510369

| UNII = 90FDR3O96Y

| InChI=1S/C19H36O3/c1-3-4-5-12-15-18(20)16-13-10-8-6-7-9-11-14-17-19(21)22-2/h10,13,18,20H,3-9,11-12,14-17H2,1-2H3/b13-10-/t18-/m1/s1

| InChIKey = XKGDWZQXVZSXAO-ADYSOMBNSA-N

| SMILES = CCCCCCC(CC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)OC)O

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| C=19 | H=36 | O=3

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| Density = 0.9236 g/mL at 22 °C

| MeltingPtC = -4.5

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| Solubility = 9.87×10⁻² mg/L

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Methyl ricinoleate is a clear, viscous fluid that is used as a surfactant, cutting fluid additive, lubricant, and plasticizer.{{Cite web | work = The Free Dictionary | url = https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/methyl+ricinoleate | title = Methyl ricinoleate }} It is a plasticizer for cellulosic resins, polyvinyl acetate, and polystyrene.{{cite book |author= Gooch, Jan W.|title= Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers|url= https://archive.org/details/encyclopedicdict00gooc_001|url-access= limited|date=2011|pages= [https://archive.org/details/encyclopedicdict00gooc_001/page/n490 460]|doi= 10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_7437|chapter= Methyl Ricinoleate|isbn= 978-1-4419-6246-1}} It is a type of fatty acid methyl ester synthesized from castor oil and methyl alcohol.{{Cite web | publisher = Castoroil.in | url = http://www.castoroil.in/castor/castor_seed/castor_oil/ricinoleic_acid/methyl_ricinoleate/methyl_ricinoleate.html | title = Methyl ricinoleate}}