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85680

Stearic acid

puriss., ≥98.5% (GC)

Synonym(s):

1-Heptadecanecarboxylic acid, C18:0, Cetylacetic acid, NSC 25956, NSC 261168, Octadecanoic acid, Stearophanic acid

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)16COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
284.48
EC Number:
200-313-4
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
608585
MDL number:
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vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 173.7 °C)

grade

puriss.

assay

≥98.5% (GC)

form

flakes (fine), powder or crystals (fine)

ign. residue

≤0.05%

bp

361 °C (lit.)

mp

67-72 °C (lit.), 69-71 °C

functional group

carboxylic acid

shipped in

ambient

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C18H36O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20/h2-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20)

InChI key

QIQXTHQIDYTFRH-UHFFFAOYSA-N



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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

nwg

flash_point_f

392.0 °F - Cleveland open cup

flash_point_c

200 °C - Cleveland open cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Palle J Pedersen et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 53(9), 3782-3792 (2010-04-22)
The design of retinoid phospholipid prodrugs is described based on molecular dynamics simulations and cytotoxicity studies of synthetic retinoid esters. The prodrugs are degradable by secretory phospholipase A(2) IIA and have potential in liposomal drug delivery targeting tumors. We have
Piret Arukuusk et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1828(5), 1365-1373 (2013-01-30)
Harnessing of a branched structure is a novel approach in the design of cell-penetrating peptides and it has provided highly efficient transfection reagents for intracellular delivery of nucleic acids. The new stearylated TP10 analogs, NickFects, condense plasmid DNA, splice correcting
S M Grundy
The American journal of clinical nutrition, 60(6 Suppl), 986S-990S (1994-12-01)
Stearic acid is a long-chain saturated fatty acid. However, in contrast with other saturated fatty acids, stearic acid apparently does not raise serum cholesterol concentrations. Studies carried out three decades ago provided strong suggestive evidence that this was the case.