Methyl stearate

• Formula: C₁₉H₃₈O₂
• Molecular weight: 298.5038
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C19H38O2/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19(20)21-2/h3-18H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: HPEUJPJOZXNMSJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 112-61-8
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Octadecanoic acid, methyl ester; Stearic acid, methyl ester; n-Octadecanoic acid, methyl ester; Kemester 9718; Methyl n-octadecanoate; Methyl octadecanoate; Metholene 2218; Emery 2218; Kemester 9018; Methyl ester of octadecanoic acid; Kemester 4516; NSC 9418; 172226-13-0; 172226-14-1; 218433-32-0; 28:0, Me ester
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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Reduced pressure boiling point

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

References

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Babich, Hwang, et al., 1992
Babich, M.W.; Hwang, S.W.; Mounts, R.D., Thermochim. Acta, 1992, 210, 77. [all data]

Gaikwad and Subrahmanyam, 1985
Gaikwad, B.R.; Subrahmanyam, V.V., Melting behavior of fatty alcohols and their binary blends., J. Indian Chem. Soc., 1985, 62, 513. [all data]

Kurtz, 1952
Kurtz, F.E., Chromatography of Methayl Stearate, Methyl Oleate, Methy Linoleate and Methyl Linolenate: A COncept of AMplified Chromatographic Separations, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1952, 74, 1902-9. [all data]

Boelhouwer, Nederbragt, et al., 1950
Boelhouwer, J.W.M.; Nederbragt, G.W.; Verberg, G.W., Viscosity data of organic liquids, Appl. Sci. Res., Sect. A, 1950, 2, 249. [all data]

Chickos, Zhao, et al., 2004
Chickos, James S.; Zhao, Hui; Nichols, Gary, The vaporization enthalpies and vapor pressures of fatty acid methyl esters C18, C21 to C23, and C25 to C29 by correlation -- gas chromatography, Thermochimica Acta, 2004, 424, 1-2, 111-121, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2004.05.020 . [all data]

van Genderen, van Miltenburg, et al., 2002
van Genderen, Aad C.G.; van Miltenburg, J. Cees; Blok, Jacobus G.; van Bommel, Mark J.; van Ekeren, Paul J.; van den Berg, Gerrit J.K.; Oonk, Harry A.J., Liquid--vapour equilibria of the methyl esters of alkanoic acids: vapour pressures as a function of temperature and standard thermodynamic function changes, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2002, 202, 1, 109-120, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-3812(02)00097-3 . [all data]

Krop, Velzen, et al., 1997
Krop, Hildo B.; Velzen, Martin J.M.v.; Parsons, John R.; Govers, Harrie A.J., Determination of environmentally relevant physical-chemical properties of some fatty acid esters, J Amer Oil Chem Soc, 1997, 74, 3, 309-315, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-997-0142-9 . [all data]

Weast and Grasselli, 1989
CRC Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds, 2nd Editon, Weast,R.C and Grasselli, J.G., ed(s)., CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 1989, 1. [all data]

Husain, Sarma, et al., 1993
Husain, Sajid; Sarma, P. Nageswara; Swamy, G.Y.S.K.; Devi, K. Sita, Determination of physicochemical properties of some fatty acid methyl esters by gas liquid chromatography, J Am Oil Chem Soc, 1993, 70, 2, 149-155, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02542618 . [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Rose and Schrodt, 1964
Rose, Arthur.; Schrodt, V.N., Vapor-Liquid Equilibria for the Methyl Oleate and Methyl Stearate Binary System., J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1964, 9, 1, 12-16, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60020a006 . [all data]

Davies and Kybett, 1965
Davies, M.; Kybett, B., Sublimation and vaporization heats of long-chain alcohols, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1965, 61, 1608. [all data]

King and Garner, 1936
King, A.M.; Garner, W.E., The heats of crystallization of methyl and ethyl esters of monobasic fatty acids, 1936, J. [all data]

Nikolic, Marinovic-Cincovic, et al., 2003
Nikolic, R.; Marinovic-Cincovic, M.; Gadzuric, S.; Zsigrai, I.J., New materials for solar thermal storage---solid/liquid transitions in fatty acid esters, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2003, 79, 3, 285-292, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00412-9 . [all data]

King and Garner, 1936, 2
King, A. Millicent; Garner, William E., 297. The heats of crystallisation of methyl and ethyl esters of monobasic fatty acids, J. Chem. Soc., 1936, 1372, https://doi.org/10.1039/jr9360001372 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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