Melting Points of Fatty Acids TABLE 25-1 Structures and Melting Points of Some Common Fatty Acids Name Carbons Structure Melting Point(C) Saturated acids COOH lauric acid 12 44 COOH myristic acid 4 59 COOH palmitic acid 16 64 COOH stearie acid 18 70 arachidic acid 20 COOH 76 Unsaturated acids oleic acid 18 COOH 4 linoleic acid 18 COOH -5 linolenic acid 18 COOH -11 eleostearic acid 18 COOH 49 arachidonic acid 20 COOH -49 Copyright 2010 Pearson Prentice Hall,Inc. Chapter 25 7Melting Points of Fatty Acids Chapter 25 7