Potassium stearate
Properties
- Molecular formula
- C18H35KO2
- Molar mass
- 322.57 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 322.2274 Da
- Density
- 1.12 g/mL
- 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.
Identifiers
CAS number
593-29-3SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC([O-])=O.[K+]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.
Weigh it out
Type any one amount. The others follow from the molar mass and density.
Names and synonyms
10 names
- Octadecanoic acid, potassium salt (1:1)
- Stearic acid, potassium salt
- Octadecanoic acid, potassium salt
- Potassium octadecanoate
- Steadan 300
- Potassium n-octadecanoate
- SPO 100
- Rexanol
- Nonsoul SK 1
- Nonsoul MK 2
Work with Potassium stearate
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
Magnesium stearate557-04-0Salt
Sodium stearate822-16-2Salt
Lead stearate1072-35-1Salt
Lithium stearate4485-12-5Salt
Aluminium monostearate7047-84-9Salt
Copper(II) stearate660-60-6Salt
Cadmium stearate2223-93-0Salt
Manganese stearate1002-88-6Salt
Aluminum stearate637-12-7Salt
Similar compounds
Potassium laurate10124-65-9100 % similar
Potassium palmitate2624-31-9100 % similar
Potassium octanoate764-71-6100 % similar
Potassium oleate143-18-080 % similar
Sodium caprate1002-62-678 % similar
Sodium octanoate1984-06-178 % similar
Sodium palmitate408-35-578 % similar
Zinc octanoate557-09-578 % similar
Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.