stearic acid

[(Science: chemistry) A salt of stearic acid; as, ordinary soap consists largely of sodium or potassium stearates.

[1. A saturated 18-carbon fatty acid, one of the most abundant found in animal lipids; used in pharmaceutical preparations, ointments, soaps, and suppositories.

Molecular Formula: C₁₈H₃₆O₂

InChI: InChI=1/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)/f/h19H

InChIKey: InChIKey=QIQXTHQIDYTFRH-LILDFLRNCC
SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

CAS number 57-11-4

Names:
    CH3‒[CH2]16‒COOH
    n-octadecanoic acid
    Octadecanoic acid
    octadecanoic acid
    Octadecanoic acid
    octadecoic acid
    Stearate
    stearic acid
    Stearic acid
    STEARIC ACID
    stearic acid
    Stearinsäure

Registries:
    PubChem CID 5281
    Beilstein =608585
    CAS 57-11-4 (from NIST)
    ChEBI 28842
    chemPDB STE
    Gmelin 11738
    Kegg C01530
    LIPID MAPS LMFA01010018
    PubChem ID 10331217
    PubChem ID 4692