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Stearic Acid
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Stearic Acid

Catalog ACM57114-1
CAS 57-11-4
Description Natural fatty acid occurring in vegetable fats. Anionic oil-in-water emulsifier. Synonyms: octadecanoic acid, heptadecane-carboxylic acid.
Synonyms Hystrenes-97
IUPAC Name Octadecanoic acid
Molecular Weight 284.48
Molecular Formula C18H36O2
Canonical SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C18H36O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h2-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)
InChI Key QIQXTHQIDYTFRH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point 361 °C(lit.)
Melting Point 67-72 °C(lit.)
Flash Point >230 °F
Purity 98%
Density 0.845 g/cm³
Solubility Insoluble in water
Appearance White powder
Application All kinds of personal care products including soaps, creams, lotions, foundation creams, liquefying creams, shaving creams.
Storage Store below +30 °C
Exact Mass 284.271530387
Monoisotopic Mass 284.271530387
Odor Slight odor suggesting tallow
Physical State Powder
Refractive Index 1.4299
Storage Conditions Below +30 °C
Topological Polar Surface Area 37.3 Ų

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