Zinc stearate
ALDRICH/307564 - technical grade
Synonym: Stearic acid zinc salt
CAS Number: 557-05-1
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C36H70O4Zn
Molecular Weight: 632.33
MDL Number: MFCD00013031
Linear Formula: [CH3(CH2)16COO]2Zn
Product Type: Chemical
| autoignition temp. | 1454 °F |
| composition | mixture consisting mainly of palmitate (C16) and stearate (C18) salts, 90% |
| stearate salt : Minimum, ~40% GC | |
| form | powder |
| grade | technical grade |
| InChI | 1S/2C18H36O2.Zn/c2*1-2-3- |
| InChI key | XOOUIPVCVHRTMJ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 128-130 °C |
| 128-130 °C (lit.) | |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O[Z |
| Application: | Zinc stearate was used as a reference compound to study the infrared spectra of a colloidal stearate-capped ZnO catalyst substrate for analysing gas adsorption on a colloidal stearate-capped zinc oxide (ZnO) surface. It was also used to prepare the sample suspension injection required for improving the therapeutic treatment for periodontitis. |
| General description: | The thermal decomposition of zinc stearate was studied. |
| Packaging: | 1 kg in poly drum |
| Packaging: | 25 g in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 3 kg in fiber drum |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| mp | 128-130 °C (lit.); 128-130 °C |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |

