• British Pharmacopoeia Volume V
  • Appendices
  • Appendix I A. General Reagents

Ricinoleic Acid

Ricinoleic Acid 12-Hydroxyoleic acid; C18H34O3 = 298.5 (141-22-0)

General reagent grade of commerce.

bp2012_v5_46_018_[appendix_i_a]_r d_20_20.png, about 0.942; bp2012_v5_46_018_[appendix_i_a]_r n_20_d.png, about 1.472; melting point, about 285°, with decomposition.