Sodium stearate

Names
Preferred IUPAC name

Sodium octadecanoate

Identifiers

CAS Number

* 822-16-2 Y

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ChEBI |

* CHEBI:132109 N

ChemSpider |

* 12639 Y

EC Number |

* 212-490-5

PubChem CID

* 2724691

UNII |

* QU7E2XA9TG Y

InChI

* InChI=1S/C18H36O2.Na/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 Y

Key: RYYKJJJTJZKILX-UHFFFAOYSA-M Y

* InChI=1/C18H36O2.Na/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: RYYKJJJTJZKILX-REWHXWOFAA

SMILES

* [Na+].[O-]C(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Properties

Chemical formula

| C18H35NaO2
Molar mass | 306.466 g·mol−1
Appearance  | white solid
Odor | slight, tallow-like odor
Density | 1.02 g/cm3
Melting point |  245 to 255 °C (473 to 491 °F; 518 to 528 K)

Solubility in water

| soluble
Solubility | slightly soluble in ethanediol
Hazards
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Flash point |  176 °C (349 °F; 449 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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Sodium stearate (IUPAC: Sodium Octadecanoate) is the sodium salt of stearic acid. This white solid is the most common soap. It is found in many types of solid deodorants, rubbers, latex paints, and inks. It is also a component of some food additives and food flavorings.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Use
* 2 Production
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Use

Having the characteristics of soaps, sodium stearate has both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts, a carboxylate and a long hydrocarbon chain. These two chemically different components induce the formation of micelles, which present the hydrophilic heads outwards and their hydrophobic (hydrocarbon) tails inwards, providing a lipophilic environment for hydrophobic compounds. The tail part dissolves the grease or dirt and forms the micelle. It is also used in the pharmaceutical industry as a surfactant to aid the solubility of hydrophobic compounds in the production of various mouth foams.

## Production

Sodium stearate is produced as a major component of soap upon saponification of oils and fats. The percentage of the sodium stearate depends on the ingredient fats. Tallow is especially high in stearic acid content (as the triglyceride), whereas most fats only contain a few percent. The idealized equation for the formation of sodium stearate from stearin (the triglyceride of stearic acid) follows:

(C18H35O2)3C3H5 \+ 3 NaOH → C3H5(OH)3 \+ 3 C18H35O2Na

Purified sodium stearate can be made by neutralizing stearic acid with sodium hydroxide.

C17H35COOH+NaOH→C17H35COONa+H2O

## References

1. ↑ Klaus Schumann, Kurt Siekmann, "Soaps" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2005, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a24_247

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