Octadecanoic acid

• Formula: C₁₈H₃₆O₂
• Molecular weight: 284.4772
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C18H36O2/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) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QIQXTHQIDYTFRH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 57-11-4
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Other names: Stearic acid; n-Octadecanoic acid; Humko Industrene R; Hydrofol Acid 150; Hystrene S-97; Hystrene T-70; Hystrene 80; Industrene R; Kam 1000; Kam 2000; Kam 3000; Neo-Fat 18; Neo-Fat 18-53; Neo-Fat 18-54; Neo-Fat 18-55; Neo-Fat 18-59; NAA 173; PD 185; Stearex Beads; Stearophanic acid; Steric acid; Vanicol; 1-Heptadecanecarboxylic acid; Heptadecanecarboxylic acid; Neo-fat 18-61; Pearl stearic; Century 1240; Dar-chem 14; Emersol 120; Emersol 132; Emersol 150; Formula 300; Glycon DP; Glycon TP; Glycon S-70; Glycon S-80; Glycon S-90; Groco 54; Groco 55; Groco 55L; Groco 58; Groco 59; Hy-phi 1199; Hy-phi 1205; Hy-phi 1303; Hy-phi 1401; Hydrofol acid 1655; Hydrofol acid 1855; Hydrofol 1895; Hystrene 4516; Hystrene 5016; Hystrene 7018; Hystrene 9718; Industrene 5016; Neo-Fat 18-S; Tegostearic 254; Tegostearic 255; Tegostearic 272; Cetylacetic acid; Industrene 8718; Industrene 9018; Barolub FTA; Loxiol G 20; Lunac S 20; Emersol 153; Century 1210; Century 1220; Century 1230; Emersol 6349; Hystrene 7018 FG; Hystrene 9718 NF FG; Industrene 4518; Industrene 7018 FG; n-Octadecylic acid; Pristerene 4904; Promulsin; Proviscol wax; Stearex; Tsubaki; Vis-Plus; Prifac 2918; Adeka Fatty Acid SA 910; Century 1224; Edenor C18; Hydrofol Acid 1895; Kiri stearic acid; Lunac S 40; SA 400 (fatty acid); WO 2 (fatty acid); Octadecanoic acid (stearic acid); Emersol 110 (Salt/Mix); Emery 400 (Salt/Mix)
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Individual Reactions

 +  =

By formula: C₁₈H₃₄O₂ + H₂ = C₁₈H₃₆O₂

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₁₈H₃₂O₂ = C₁₈H₃₆O₂

3 +  =

By formula: 3H₂ + C₁₈H₃₀O₂ = C₁₈H₃₆O₂

 +  =

By formula: C₁₈H₃₄O₂ + H₂ = C₁₈H₃₆O₂

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₁₈H₃₂O₂ = C₁₈H₃₆O₂

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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References

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Rogers, Hoyte, et al., 1978
Rogers, D.W.; Hoyte, O.P.A.; Ho, R.K.C., Heats of hydrogenation of large molecules. Part 2. Six unsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 1, 1978, 74, 46-52. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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