Stearic acid

CAS Registry Number®

57-11-4

CAS Name

Stearic acid

Molecular Formula

C18H36O2

Molecular Mass

284.48

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    232 °C @ Press: 15 Torr
  • Melting Point (1)

    69.4 °C
  • Density (1)

    0.9408 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

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)

InChIKey

InChIKey=QIQXTHQIDYTFRH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCCCCCCC)CCCCCC(O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Octadecanoic acid
  • Stearic acid
  • Kam 1000
  • Kam 2000
  • Kam 3000

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

8013-28-3, 8023-06-1, 8037-40-9, 8037-83-0, 8039-51-8, 8039-52-9, 8039-53-0, 8039-54-1, 39390-61-9, 58392-66-8, 82497-27-6, 134503-33-6, 197923-10-7, 294203-07-9, 294203-15-9, 1245726-94-6, 1429745-84-5

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