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Stearic acid

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Stearic acid structure

Stearic acid 

structure
  • CAS No:

    57-11-4

  • Formula:

    C18H36O2

  • Chemical Name:

    Stearic acid

  • Synonyms:

    Octadecanoic acid;Stearic acid;Kam 1000;Kam 2000;Kam 3000;1-Heptadecanecarboxylic acid;Neo-Fat 18-59;Neo-Fat 18-53;Neo-Fat 18-54;Stearex Beads;Stearophanic acid;Hydrofol Acid 150;PD 185;Hystrene S 97;Hystrene T 70;Hystrene 80;Vanicol;Humko Industrene R;NAA 173;Neo-Fat 18;n-Octadecanoic acid;Industrene R;Barolub FTA;Loxiol G 20;Lunac S 20;Century 1210;Century 1220;Century 1230;Century 1240;Emersol 6349;Neo-Fat 18S;Selosol 920;Hystrene 9718NFFG;Hydrofol Acid 1895;17FA;A 1760;Pristerene 4900;Lunac S 90;Lunac S 40;NAA 180;Sunfat 18S;Norsorex AP;Lunac S 90KC;Lunac S 30;Emersol 153NF;Edenor ST 1;Edenor ST 20;Lunac 30;Hystrene 9718NF;Industrene 8718;400JB9103-88;Nopcocera LU 6418;Kortacid 1895;Adeka Fatty Acid SA 910;S 30C;S 30C (fatty acid);Lunac YA;WO 2;WO 2 (fatty acid);Radiacid 0427;Hystrene 9718;Lunac S 98;Emersol 120;Industrene 9018;F 3;F 3 (lubricant);SA 200;Edenor HT-JG 60;VLZ 200;Lunac S 50;Pristerene 9559;Edenor C 18/98;NAA 175S;Prifac 2918;Pristerene 4963;S 300;S 300 (fatty acid);G 270;TST;NAA 175;Nissan Unister NAA 180;Unister NAA 180;FA 1655;NSC 25956;NSC 261168;Pristerene 9429;Edenor C 18;Stearic Acid Cherry;Vis-Plus;Industrene 5016K;Hystrene 5016;SA 400 (fatty acid);SA 400;V 1890;Industrene 5016;Kortacid 1989;SA 1801;Dervacid 3155;Prifac 2979;Prifac 2981;S 40T;Tsubaki;NAA 173K;Kiri stearic acid;Prifrac 2981;Century 1224;NAA 180P;T 18;Lunac S 25;Radiacid 0152;F 1500;G 20;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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    Cosmetic Ingredient  >  Emulsion Stabilising

Description

Stearic acid is a long chain dietary saturated fatty acid which exists in many animal and vegetable fats and oils.

Stearic acid Basic Attributes

284.47700

284.48

273-087-8

2915701000

Characteristics

37.30000

7.4

Stearic acid is a white solid with a mild odor. Floats on water. (USCG, 1999)

0.9408 g/cm3 @ Temp: 20 °C

69.4 °C

232 °C @ Press: 15 Torr

196ºC

1.4299

H2O: 0.1-1 g/100 mL at 23 ºC

2-8ºC

1 mm Hg ( 173.7 °C)

9.80

LD50 i.v. in mice, rats: 23±0.7, 21.5±1.8 mg/kg, L. Or, A. Wretlind, Acta Pharmacol. Toxicol. 18, 141 (1961)

Combustible

Slight odor suggesting tallow

Taste suggesting tallow

Safety Information

NONH for all modes of transport

3

R11; R36/37/38

S16-S26-S37/39

WI2800000

F

Well closed.

SLOWLY VOLATILIZES @ 90-100 DEG C

P261, P264, P271, P273, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501

H315

Stearic acid Use and Manufacturing

Used for water hardness determination, also used as acidification activator and diffuser. Uses Widely used as plastic cold-resistant plasticizer, stabilizer, surfactant, release agent, rubber vulcanization accelerator, etc. Lubricant; anticaking agent; gum base; defoamer and other food additives (glyceryl stearate, sorbitan stearate, sucrose ester, etc.) manufacturing raw materials. Used as an emulsifier for oil-based drilling fluids. It can also be used as lubricant and wetting agent in rubber industry and textile industry. Used as a vulcanization active agent for natural rubber, synthetic rubber (except butyl rubber) and latex, and also as a raw material for plasticizers and stabilizers. In medicine, it is used to prepare ointments, suppositories, etc., and also to make cosmetics, candles, waterproofing agents, polishes, etc. This product is used as a lubricant, defoamer and food additives in the food industry as raw materials for glyceryl stearate, sorbitan stearate, and sucrose esters. It can be used as a standard for gas phase analysis and also used in the preparation of soap, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and other organic chemicals. Determine the water hardness. Calcium, magnesium and lithium are measured in the turbidimetric method. Determine the relative molecular weight of the solvent. Active agent that promotes acidification. Commercial stearic acid is actually a mixture of 45% stearic acid and 55% palmitic acid, and contains a small amount of oleic acid, which has a slightly fatty smell.

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:284.5
XLogP3:7.4
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:2
Rotatable Bond Count:16
Exact Mass:284.271530387
Monoisotopic Mass:284.271530387
Topological Polar Surface Area:37.3
Heavy Atom Count:20
Complexity:202
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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Drug Function and Efficacy

Used as an emulsifier, solubilizer, and hardening agent in pharmaceutical formulations; also used in topical and rectal preparations.

This ingredient has been used in drugs with the following functions (note: it does not mean that the ingredient itself has the following health functions)

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Registered Holders

  • HUZHOU ZHANWANG PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD

    United States United States
    Active
  • Yuanda Jiuhe (Jiangxi) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    China China
    Active
  • Luofu Pharmaceutical Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

    China China
    Active

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