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Decadienoic acid is any mono-carboxylic acid with an unbranched chain of ten carbon atoms, connected by seven single bonds and two double bonds. That is, any compound with formula HOC–x–CH=CH–y–CH=CH–z–H where x, y, and z can be zero or more, and x+y+z = 5 ; or HOC–r–CH=C=CH–s–H where r + s = 6. All these compounds have the formula C10H16O2. A salt or ester of such an acid is called a decadienoate.
These compounds are unsaturated fatty acids, although they are rarely found in natural lipids.
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