Stearic Acid By Pratham International

We are engaged in manufacturing, exporting and supplying an excellent quality Stearic Acid to our valuable clients in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

IUPAC name : Octadecanoic acid
Other names: C18:0 (Lipid numbers)
CAS Registry Number : 57-11-4
Chemical formula : C18H36O2
Molar mass : 284.48 ga cmola 1
Appearance : White solid
Odor : Pungent, oily
Density
0.9408 g/cm3 (20 A C)
0.847 g/cm3 (70 A C)
Melting point : 69.3 A C (156.7 A F; 342.4 K)
Boiling point
361 A C (682 A F; 634 K)
decomposes
232 A C (450 A F; 505 K)
at 15 mmHg
Solubility in water
0.003 g/L (20 A C)
0.34 g/L (25 A C)
1 g/L (37 A C)
Solubility:-
Soluble in alkyl acetates, HCOOCH3, phenyls, CS2, CCl4

Solubility indichloromethane
3.58 g/100 g (25 A C)
8.85 g/100 g (30 A C)
18.3 g/100 g (35 A C)
Solubility inethanol
0.9 g/100 mL (10 A C)
2 g/100 mL (20 A C)
4.5 g/100 mL (30 A C)
13.8 g/100 mL (40 A C)
Solubility inacetone
4.96 g/100 g
Solubility inchloroform
18.4 g/100 g
Solubility intoluene
15.75 g/100 g
Vapor pressure:-
0.01 kPa (158 A C)
0.46 kPa (200 A C)
16.9 kPa (300 A C)
Thermal conductivity:-
0.173 W/ma cK (70 A C)
0.166 W/ma cK (100 A C)
Refractive index : 1.4299 (80 A C)
Purity : >= 98.0 %
Stability : 2 yrs
Storage-20*C
Shipping : Wet ice in continental US; may vary elsewhere.