Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Alpha-Eleostearic acid α-Eleostearic acid or (9Z11E13E)-octadeca-91113-trienoic acid is an organic compound a conjugated fatty acid and one of the isomers of octadecatrienoic acid. It is often called simply eleostearic acid although there is also a β-eleostearic acid (the all-trans or (9E11E13E) isomer)Its high degree of unsaturation gives tung oil its properties as a drying oil.
