Lithium stearate

Lithium stearate is a chemical compound with the formula LiO2C(CH2)16CH3. It is formally classified as a soap (a salt of a fatty acid). Lithium stearate is a white soft solid, prepared by the reaction of lithium hydroxide and stearic acid.

Lithium stearate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Lithium octadecanoate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.022.521
EC Number
  • 224-772-5
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C18H36O2.Li/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
  • [Li+].[O-]C(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Properties
C18H35LiO2
Molar mass 290.42 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Lithium stearate and lithium 12-hydroxystearate are lithium soaps, and are components of lithium greases and release agents.[1]

References
  1. Nora, Angelo; Szczepanek, Alfred; Koenen, Gunther (2001). "Metallic Soaps". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a16_361.
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