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CAS 57-11-4

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Chemical identity and properties

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CAS 57-11-4PubChem CID 5281

Stearic Acid

Octadecanoic acid is a C18 straight-chain saturated fatty acid component of many animal and vegetable lipids. As well as in the diet, it is used in hardening soaps, softening plastics and in making cosmetics, candles and plastics. It has a role as a plant metabolite, a human metabolite, a Daphnia magna metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a long-chain fatty acid, a saturated fatty acid and a straight-chain saturated fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of an octadecanoate. It derives from a hydride of an octadecane. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
octadecanoic acid
Molecular formula
C18H36O2
Molecular weight
284.5 g/mol
Exact mass
284.271530387 Da
XLogP3
7.4
Topological polar surface area
37.3 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
2
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

n-Octadecanoic acidStearophanic acidStearex Beads1-Heptadecanecarboxylic acidPearl stearicCetylacetic acidIndustrene ROctadecansaeure
16 more reported names
StearinsaeureVanicolHydrofol Acid 150Century 1240Glycon DPGlycon TPHumko Industrene RFormula 300Hydrofol 1895Hystrene 7018Hystrene 9718Glycon S-80Glycon S-90octadecoic acidTegostearic 254Tegostearic 255
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