Magnesium stearate

CAS Registry Number®

557-04-0
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CAS Name

Magnesium stearate

Molecular Formula

C18H36O2.1/2Mg

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    88 °C
  • Density (2)

    1.028 g/cm³

Source(s)

  • (1) International Chemical Safety Cards data were obtained from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US)
  • (2) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C18H36O2.Mg/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);

InChIKey

InChIKey=DKXULEFCEORBJK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCCCCCCC)CCCCCC(O)=O.[Mg]

Canonical SMILES

[Mg].O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Octadecanoic acid, magnesium salt (2:1)
  • Magnesium stearate
  • Stearic acid, magnesium salt
  • Octadecanoic acid, magnesium salt
  • Dibasic magnesium stearate

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

212132-26-8

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