SHEET /m/erucic-acid · PubChem CID 5281116 · CAS 112-86-7 · REV 2026.07
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Erucic acid
from sourceC22H42O2 · 338.6 g/mol
cis-eruic acid
What is Erucic acid?
The fat that traditional rapeseed oil was high in and that canola was bred to be low in. Canola is short for Canadian oil, low acid. from source
CategoryPlant
Chemical familyCarboxylic Acids
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
SMILES
CCCCCCCC/C=C\CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)ORelative acute toxicity from source
Animal study data · LD50
- Reported LD50
- 19,431.7 mg/kg · very low toxicity
- Species
- rat
- Route
- oral
An LD50 describes acute toxicity under experimental conditions and is not a safe or dangerous dose for a person.
Toxicity & hazards
Toxicity · LD50
19,431.7 mg/kg · very low toxicity · LD50 rat oral from source
WarningIrritantH315, H319, H335from source
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Where Erucic acid leads
Relatedcomputed
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