Chemistry:Silver stearate

Silver stearate

Names
Other names silver octadecanoate
Identifiers
CAS Number	3507-99-1 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	141200
EC Number	222-505-7
PubChem CID	160695
UNII	4H6PCL92ZN
InChI InChI=1S/C18H36O2.Ag/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);/q;+1/p-1 Key: ORYURPRSXLUCSS-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].[Ag+]
Properties
Chemical formula	C18H36AgO2
Molar mass	392.3
Appearance	white powder
Boiling point	359.4 °C (678.9 °F; 632.5 K)
Solubility in water	insoluble
Hazards
GHS Signal word	Warning
GHS hazard statements	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 C₁₈H₃₆AgO₂. The compound is classified as a metallic soap, i.e. a metal derivative of a fatty acid (stearic acid).

Synthesis

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.

Physical properties

Silver stearate forms white powder.

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.