Lithium stearate

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Lithium stearate
• CAS No.: 4485-12-5
• Molecular Formula: C18H35LiO2
• Molecular Weight: 290.416
• Hs Code.: 2915.70
• Mol file: 4485-12-5.mol

Synonyms:Octadecanoicacid, lithium salt (9CI);Stearic acid, lithium salt (8CI);AFCO-Chem LIS;Lithalure;Lithium octadecanoate;Lithium stearate;Litholite;S 7000;S 7000(fatty acid);S 7000F;Stavinor 60;

Chemical Property of Lithium stearate

Chemical Property:

• Appearance/Colour: White powder
• Vapor Pressure: 8.58E-06mmHg at 25°C
• Melting Point: 220 °C
• Boiling Point: 359.4 °C at 760 mmHg
• Flash Point: 162.4 °C
• PSA: 40.13000
• Density: 1.025
• LogP: 4.99780
• Storage Temp.: Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature
• Water Solubility.: Insoluble in water.

Purity/Quality:

99% ^*data from raw suppliers

StearicAcidLithiumSalt ^*data from reagent suppliers

Safty Information:

• Statements: 20/21/22
• Safety Statements: 24/25

MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Useful:

• Uses: Lithium stearate is used as a thickener and gelling agent to prepare oils into lubricating greases. It is the active component of lithium grease. Further, it is used as lubricants, lubricant additives, plastic and rubber products. In addition to this, it is used as a stabilizing agent in the plastics industry.

Technology Process of Lithium stearate

There total 1 articles about Lithium stearate which guide to synthetic route it. The literature collected by LookChem mainly comes from the sharing of users and the free literature resources found by Internet computing technology. We keep the original model of the professional version of literature to make it easier and faster for users to retrieve and use. At the same time, we analyze and calculate the most feasible synthesis route with the highest yield for your reference as below:

synthetic route:

Reference yield:

stearic acid (57-11-4) → lithium stearate (4485-12-5)

Guidance literature:

With lithium hydroxide; In water; at 75 ℃;

DOI:10.1021/la902697t

Reference yield: 99.0%

lithium stearate (4485-12-5) → n-Octadecanal (638-66-4)

Guidance literature:

With 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane dimer; In tetrahydrofuran; for 1h; Ambient temperature;

upstream raw materials:

stearic acid

Downstream raw materials:

n-Octadecanal

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