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Castor oil

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CAS Number:
8001-79-4
EC Number:
232-293-8
MDL number:
MFCD00130746
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.21
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biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

200

form

liquid

optical activity

[α]20/D +5°, c = 5 in ethanol

refractive index

n20/D 1.478 (lit.)

bp

313 °C (lit.)

density

0.961 g/mL at 25 °C

lipid type

oils

SMILES string

O(C(COC(=O)CCCCCCC\C=C/CC(O)CCCCCC)COC(=O)CCCCCCC\C=C/CC(O)CCCCCC)C(=O)CCCCCCC\C=C/CC(O)CCCCCC

InChI

1S/C57H104O9/c1-4-7-10-31-40-51(58)43-34-25-19-13-16-22-28-37-46-55(61)64-49-54(66-57(63)48-39-30-24-18-15-21-27-36-45-53(60)42-33-12-9-6-3)50-65-56(62)47-38-29-23-17-14-20-26-35-44-52(59)41-32-11-8-5-2/h25-27,34-36,51-54,58-60H,4-24,28-33,37-50H2,1-3H3/b

InChI key

ZEMPKEQAKRGZGQ-AAKVHIHISA-N

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Application

Castor oil is a triglyceride obtained from Ricinus communis. It has been used to study its impact on rat lens condition.[1] Castor oil has also been used as a test reagent for studying the dose-response relationship and mechanism of action of Saccharomyces boulardii by utilizing the rat model of castor oil-induced diarrhea.[2]

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

awg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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0000316455
0000400061
0000316455
MKCV7207

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