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Other names
silver octadecanoate
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3D model (JSmol)
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.020.460 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
C 18H 36AgO 2 | |
Molar mass | 392.3 |
Appearance | white powder |
Boiling point | 359.4 °C (678.9 °F; 632.5 K) |
insoluble | |
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H302, H312, H315, H319, H332, H335 | |
Flash point | 162.4 °C (324.3 °F; 435.5 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Silver stearate is a metal-organic compound with the chemical formula C
18H
36AgO
2. The compound is classified as a metallic soap, i.e. a metal derivative of a fatty acid (stearic acid).[1][2][3]
Silver stearate can be obtained by the reaction of sodium stearate and silver nitrate.
Also by the reaction of stearic acid and silver nitrate in presence of DBU.[4]
Silver stearate forms white powder.[5]
Silver stearate crystals are of triclinic crystal system; cell parameters a = 0.5431 nm, b = 4.871 nm, c = 0.4120 nm, α = 90.53°, β = 122.80°, γ = 90.12°, Z = 2.
The compound is insoluble in water, ethanol, diethyl ether.