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Zinc ricinoleate is the zinc salt of ricinoleic acid, a major fatty acid found in castor oil. It is used in many deodorants as an odor-adsorbing agent. The mechanism of this activity is unclear.[1]

Zinc carboxylates adopt the basic zinc acetate structure but they are often depict, like here, as salts with naked Zn2+ and two ionized carboxylate anions.

References

  1. ^ Kuhn, H.; F. Müller; J. Peggau; R. Zekorn (April 18, 2000). "Mechanism of the odor-adsorption effect of zinc ricinoleate. A molecular dynamics computer simulation". Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. 3 (3). Springer Berlin/Heidelberg: 335–343. doi:10.1007/s11743-000-0137-9. ISSN 1097-3958. S2CID 93526895.


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