FATTY ACID

FORMULA

STRUCTURE^f

SYSTEMATIC NAME

Wt (%)

Myristic

C₁₄H₂₈O₂

14:0

Tetradecanoic

0.051

Palmitic

C₁₆H₃₂O₂

16:0

Hexadecanoic

13.07

Palmitoleic

C₁₆H₃₀O₂

16:1

cis-9-Hexadecenoic

0.003

Margaric

C₁₇H₃₄O₂

17:0

Heptadecanoic

0.01

Stearic

C₁₈H₃₆O₂

18:0

Octadecanoic

6.30

Oleic

C₁₈H₃₄O₂

18:1

cis-9-octadecenoic

44.85

Linoleic

C₁₈H₃₂O₂

18:2

cis-9-,cis-12-octadecedianioc

34.87

Linolenic

C₁₈H₃₀O₂

18:3

cis-6-,cis-9-,cis-12-octadecatrienoic

0.50

Arachidic

C₂₀H₄₀O₂

20:0

Eicosanoic

0.03

Arachidonic

C₂₀H₃₂O₂

20:4

Cis-6-,cis-9-,cis-15-,Docosatetranoic

0.20

Behenic

C₂₂H₄₄O₂

22:0

Docosanoic

0.02

Erucic

C₂₂H₄₂O₂

22:1

cis-9-Docosenoic

0.028

Lignoceric

C₂₄H₄₈O₂

24:0

Tetracosanoic

0.05

Capric

C₁₀H₂₀O₂

10:0

Decanoic

-

Lauric

C₁₂H₂₄O₂

12:0

Dodecanoic

-

Caprylic

C₈H₁₆O₂

8:0

Octanoic

-