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Magnesium stearate

C36H70MgO4CAS 557-04-0591.26 g/mol

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O−OO−OMg2+
Carboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C36H70MgO4
Molar mass
591.26 g/mol
Exact mass
590.5125 Da
Density
1.03 g/mL
Melting point
88 °C
logP
5.95Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
37.3 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
16

Hazards

No GHS classification is on file for this compound. That is not evidence that it is harmless. Search the SDS library

Identifiers

CAS number
557-04-0
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC([O-])=O.CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC([O-])=O.[Mg+2]
InChI

The InChI we hold for this record describes the parent acid and the metal separately rather than the salt above, so it is not shown here.

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Names and synonyms

63 names · show all
  • Octadecanoic acid, magnesium salt (2:1)
  • Stearic acid, magnesium salt
  • Octadecanoic acid, magnesium salt
  • Dibasic magnesium stearate
  • Magnesium distearate
  • SM
  • Petrac MG 20NF
  • SM 1000
  • Magnesium octadecanoate
  • Daiwax M
  • Pharma
  • SM-P
  • NS-M
  • NS-M (salt)
  • Synpro magnesium stearate 90
  • Synpro 90
  • NP 1500
  • Magnesium stearic acid
  • EM 100
  • EM 100 (salt)
  • EM 144
  • EM 112
  • EM 612
  • Nissan electol MM 2
  • HyQual
  • Electol MM 2
  • Mg-st
  • Daiwax SMO
  • Palmstar 325BP/EP
  • SPX 100F
  • M 5GN
  • Magnesium stearate G
  • Aurabrite MA 76
  • Parteck LUB-MST
  • PETS 120P
  • AFCO-Chem MGS
  • Kemilub EM-F-V
  • JPM 100
  • Liga MF 2V
  • SMO
  • VE
  • SM-PG
  • MGS
  • Songstab SM 310
  • BS 5818
  • SAK-MS-P
  • Parteck LUB
  • Ligastar MG 700
  • SM 520
  • Magnesium stearate GR
  • S 0238
  • Nissan elector MM-2
  • Ligamed MF-2-V
  • Magnesium stearate GP
  • Ligamed
  • SM 310
  • E 470B
  • IADMGSTCM 700
  • NJ 029
  • YZM 32C
  • YZM 75C
  • Ligamed MF 2V
  • Hyqual 5712

Work with Magnesium stearate

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Stearic acid57-11-4Free acid Zinc stearate557-05-1Salt Calcium stearate1592-23-0Salt Sodium stearate822-16-2Salt Lead stearate1072-35-1Salt Lithium stearate4485-12-5Salt Aluminium monostearate7047-84-9Salt Copper(II) stearate660-60-6Salt Manganese stearate1002-88-6Salt Cadmium stearate2223-93-0Salt Potassium stearate593-29-3Salt Aluminum stearate637-12-7Salt

Similar compounds

Sodium caprate1002-62-678 % similar Potassium laurate10124-65-978 % similar Sodium octanoate1984-06-178 % similar Potassium palmitate2624-31-978 % similar Sodium palmitate408-35-578 % similar Zinc octanoate557-09-578 % similar Sodium laurate629-25-478 % similar Tetrakis(octanoato)dirhodium73482-96-978 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue. All similar compounds

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