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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Phase change data

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DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

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

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Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Enthalpy of phase transition

Entropy of phase transition

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

IR Spectrum

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• SOLID; PERKIN-ELMER; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY; 4 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLID (SPLIT MULL) $$ SEE SPECTRUM NO. 6411 "SOLUTION" SPECTRUM, AND 2010 "SOLID FILM" SPECTRUM; DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING; DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH I) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLUTION (10% CCl4 FOR 3800-1330, 10% CS2 FOR 1330-450 CM^-1); DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING; DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH I) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLUTION (2% CCl4 FOR 3800-1330, 2% CS2 FOR 1330-450 CM^-1); DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING; DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH I) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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References

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Pc	Critical pressure
  Ptriple	Triple point pressure
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔHtrs	Enthalpy of phase transition
  ΔStrs	Entropy of phase transition
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔsubH°	Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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