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Calcium stearate

6.6-7.4% Ca basis

Synonym(s):

Octadecanoic acid calcium salt, Stearic acid calcium salt

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Linear Formula:
[CH3(CH2)16COO]2Ca
CAS Number:
1592-23-0
Molecular Weight:
607.02
Beilstein:
3919698
EC Number:
216-472-8
MDL number:
MFCD00036390
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
57648169
NACRES:
NA.21

Quality Level

200

concentration

6.6-7.4% Ca

impurities

≤0.004% heavy metals (as Pb)
≤0.3% free acid (as stearic acid)

ign. residue

≤10%

loss

≤3% loss on drying, 105 °C, 3 h

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤200 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤1000 mg/kg

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O[Ca]OC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

InChI

1S/2C18H36O2.Ca/c2*1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20;/h2*2-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20);/q;;+2/p-2

InChI key

CJZGTCYPCWQAJB-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Polymorphic transformations of calcium stearate and calcium stearate monohydrate.
R D VOLD et al.
Journal of colloid science, 3(4), 339-361 (1948-08-01)
Lorenzo Vannozzi et al.
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 75, 147-159 (2017-07-25)
The fabrication of biomaterials for interaction with muscle cells has attracted significant interest in the last decades. However, 3D porous scaffolds featured by a relatively low stiffness (almost matching the natural muscle one) and highly stable in response to cyclic
Stearic acid and calcium stearate monolayer collapse.
Neuman RD.
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 56(3), 505-510 (1976)
Molecular orientation in the physical-vapour-deposited thin films of calcium stearate.
Miki T, et al.
Jpn J. App. Phys., Part I, 24(8A), L672-L672 (1985)

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