Studies on the Cttle-Fish Oil

Part 2. The Constituents of Free Fatty Acids

Abstract

The constituents of the free fatty acids of the cuttle-fish oil, obtained from the dark oil by the method reported in previous paper, are as follows.
1) The free fatty acids contain about 31.1% solid acids and about 68.9% liquid acids.
2) Acids of the saturated saries are C₁₄H₂₈O₂, C₁₆H₃₂O₂, C₁₈H₃₆O₂, C₂₀H₄₀O₂ and C₂₂H₄₄O₂.
3) Acids of the oleic series are C₁₆H₃₀O₂, C₁₈H₃₄O₂, C₂₀H₃₅O₂ and C₂₂H₄₂O₂.
4) Acids of the polyunsaturated series are C₁₈H₃₀O₂, C₁₈H₂₆O₂, C₂₀H₃₂O₂, C₂₂H₃₆O₂ and C₂₂H₃₄O₂.