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Stearic acid

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Stearic acid

Molecular formula: C18H36O2 CAS# 57-11-4
Categories: Fatty acid
Names
English:
Acido stearico
C18:0
Cetylacetic acid
E570
EINECS:253-480-0
Octadecanoic acid(IUPAC)(CAS)
Octadecansaeure
Pearl stearic
Stearex Beads
Stearic acid [Wiki]
Stearinsaeure
Stearophanic acid
Vanicol
acido ottadecanoico(IUPAC)
n-Octadecanoic acid
Русский:
Стеариновая кислота [Wiki]
октадекановая кислота(IUPAC)
German:
Octadecansäure(IUPAC)
Stearinsäure [Wiki]
n-Octadecansäure
العربية:
حمض الشمع
حمض الشمعيك [Wiki]
Ελληνικά:
Στεατικό οξύ [Wiki]
οκταδεκανοϊκό οξύ(IUPAC)
Español:
Ácido esteárico [Wiki]
Ácido octadecanoico(IUPAC)
French:
Acide n-octadécylique
Acide stéarique [Wiki]
acide octadécanoïque(IUPAC)
日本語:
ステアリン酸 [Wiki]
中文:
十八酸(IUPAC)
硬脂酸 [Wiki]
Italiano:
Acido stearico [Wiki]
acido ottadecanoico(IUPAC)
Português:
Ácido esteárico [Wiki]
ácido octodecanóico(IUPAC)

Variants of the formula:

CH3(CH2)16COOH
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/`|O|\OH
OH`\`|O|`/`\`/`\`/`\`/|\/\/\/\/\
COOH_(A-100)_q_p10_q_p10_q_p10_q_p10_q_p10_q_p10_q_p10_q_p10
C17H35COOH
Related Compounds
Anion: Stearate
Esters: Glycol stearate
Next homologue: Nonadecylic acid
Previous homologue: Heptadecanoic acid
Elemental composition
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Symbol Element Atomic weight Number of atoms Mass percent

Reactions in which Stearic acid is involved

  • NaOH + C17H35COOH -> C17H35COONa + H2O
  • 2C17H35COOH + CaO -> (C17H35COO)2Ca + H2O
  • Ca(HCO3)2 + 2C17H35COOH -> Ca(C17H35COO)2"|v" + 2CO2"|^" + 2H2O
  • Cd(C17H35COO)2 + H2SO4 -> CdSO4 + 2C17H35COOH
  • CH3CH(OH)COONa + C17H35COOH -> C17H35COOCH(CH3)COONa + H2O