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76137

Stearic acid

certified reference material, TraceCERT®, Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

Synonym(s):

1-Heptadecanecarboxylic acid, C18:0, Cetylacetic acid, NSC 25956, NSC 261168, Octadecanoic acid, Stearophanic acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)16COOH
CAS Number:
57-11-4
Molecular Weight:
284.48
NACRES:
NA.24
E Number:
E570
PubChem Substance ID:
329766929
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
EC Number:
200-313-4
MDL number:
MFCD00002752
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
608585

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Quality Level

300

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 173.7 °C)

product line

TraceCERT®

grade

certified reference material, TraceCERT®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

manufacturer/tradename

Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

bp

361 °C (lit.)

mp

67-72 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

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)

InChI key

QIQXTHQIDYTFRH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

This certified reference material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 17034. This CRM is traceable to primary material from an NMI, e.g. NIST or NMIJ.
Certified content by quantitative NMR incl. uncertainty and expiry date are given on the certificate.
Download your certificate at: http://www.sigma-aldrich.com.
This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food.

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Application

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Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Legal Information

TraceCERT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

392.0 °F - Cleveland open cup

flash_point_c

200 °C - Cleveland open cup

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