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Zinc ricinoleate

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Zinc ricinoleate is a widely used ingredient in cosmetics, personal care, and skincare formulations. Depending on its function, it may serve as a moisturizer, preservative, emulsifier, or active ingredient to enhance the overall effectiveness and performance of a product.

Zinc ricinoleate (Wikipedia)

Zinc ricinoleate is the zinc salt of ricinoleic acid, a major fatty acid found in castor oil. It is used in many deodorants as an odor-adsorbing agent. The mechanism of this activity is unclear.

Zinc ricinoleate
Names
IUPAC name
Zinc bis[(9Z,12R)-12-hydroxy-9-octadecenoate]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.032.632 Edit this at Wikidata
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2C18H34O3.Zn/c2*1-2-3-4-11-14-17(19)15-12-9-7-5-6-8-10-13-16-18(20)21;/h2*9,12,17,19H,2-8,10-11,13-16H2,1H3,(H,20,21);/q;;+2/p-2/b2*12-9-;/t2*17-;/m11./s1
    Key: GAWWVVGZMLGEIW-GNNYBVKZSA-L
  • InChI=1/2C18H34O3.Zn/c2*1-2-3-4-11-14-17(19)15-12-9-7-5-6-8-10-13-16-18(20)21;/h2*9,12,17,19H,2-8,10-11,13-16H2,1H3,(H,20,21);/q;;+2/p-2/b2*12-9-;/t2*17-;/m11./s1
    Key: GAWWVVGZMLGEIW-AHLWSCBLBS
  • CCCCCC[C@@H](O)C/C=C\CCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].CCCCCC[C@@H](O)C/C=C\CCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].[Zn+2]
Properties
C36H66O6Zn
Molar mass 660.315
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Zinc carboxylates adopt the basic zinc acetate structure but they are often depicted, like here, as salts with naked Zn2+ and two ionized carboxylate anions.

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