Lithium stearate

Lithium stearate

Names
IUPAC name Lithium octadecanoate
Systematic IUPAC name Lithium octadecanoate
Identifiers
CAS Number	4485-12-5
ChemSpider	19369
EC Number	224-772-5
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PubChem	20569
InChI InChI=1S/C18H36O2.Li/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
SMILES [Li+].[O-]C(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Properties
Chemical formula	C18H35LiO2
Molar mass	290.42 g·mol^−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Lithium stearate is a chemical compound with the formula LiO₂C(CH₂)₁₆CH₃. It is formally classified as a soap (a salt of a fatty acid). Lithium stearate is a white soft solid, prepared by the reaction of lithium hydroxide and stearic acid.

Lithium stearate and lithium 12-hydroxystearate are lithium soaps, and are components of lithium grease.^[1]

References

1. Angelo Nora, Alfred Szczepanek, Gunther Koenen, "Metallic Soaps" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2005 Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a16_361

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