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Pimelic Acid

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pimelic acid [pə′mel·ik ′as·əd]
(organic chemistry)
HOOC(CH2)5COOH Crystals melting at 105°C; slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and ether; used in biochemical research.
Pimelic Acid 

a saturated dicarboxylic acid, HOOC-(CH2)5COOH. Colorless crystals with limited solubility in water. Melting point, 105.5°C. It is formed upon oxidation of fats (hence its name, from Greek pimele, “fat”) and occurs in the urine of herbivores. It is commercially obtained from acryloni-trile and butadiene and by the oxidation of castor oil. Pimelic acid is used in the manufacture of polyamides such as nylon.
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15K, and apparent molar volumes of ascorbic, glutaric, and pimelic acids in water at 298.
Topical high-potency L-ascorbic acid: high-potency vitamin C products ... by Choi, Daniel Y. / Household & Personal Products Industry
1 wt% of a bicomponent nucleator consisting of equal parts of pimelic acid and calcium stearate.
Effect of filler dispersion on polypropylene morphology by Lozano, T.; Lafleur, P.G.; Grmela, M.; Thibodeau, C. / Polymer Engineering and Science
In the early 1990s, a new and very efficient [beta]-phase nucleating agent, composed of a mixture of pimelic acid and calcium stearate, was proposed and patented (34-36).
Structure modification of isotactic polypropylene by bi-component ... by Sterzynski, Tomasz; Oysaed, Harry / Polymer Engineering and Science
 
 
 
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