18268-45-6

Basic information

• Product Name: SILVER LAURATE
• Synonyms: SILVER LAURATE;LAURIC ACID SILVER SALT;Dodecanoic acid silver(I) salt;Lauric acid silver(I) salt
• CAS NO: 18268-45-6
• Molecular Formula: Ag*C₁₂H₂₃O₂
• Molecular Weight: 307.18
• Mol File: 18268-45-6.mol
• Article Data: 3

Chemical Properties

• Appearance: /
• CAS DataBase Reference: SILVER LAURATE(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: SILVER LAURATE(18268-45-6)
• EPA Substance Registry System: SILVER LAURATE(18268-45-6)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 18268-45-6(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

General Description

Silver laurate is a chemical compound consisting of silver and lauric acid, a medium-chain fatty acid found in various plant and animal fats. It is often utilized for its antimicrobial and antifungal properties, making it a common ingredient in topical skincare products and wound care treatments. The combination of silver and lauric acid creates a compound that is effective at inhibiting the growth of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms, making it a valuable ingredient in products designed to promote healing and prevent infection. Additionally, silver laurate has also been studied for its potential use in combating antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria due to its unique mode of action.

Upstream product

• 143-07-7 lauric acid 
• 629-25-4 Sodium laurate 

Downstream Products

• 693-67-4 bromoundecane 
• 7440-22-4 silver 
• 88253-65-0 3-<(dodecanoyloxy)methyl>-5-nitrosalicylaldehyde 
• 1065-27-6 Bis-p-tolyl-tellurium-dilaurat 

Relevant articles and documents

The salts of fatty acids as precursors for preparation of silver nanoparticles in organic solvents

The silver salts of fatty acids were studied as precursors for the preparation of colloidal dispersions of silver nanoparticles and UHMWPE (ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene) composite with silver nanoparticles, as well as the composition, the spectra and SEM (scanning electron microscopy) results.

Structural, odd-even chain alternation and thermal investigation of a homologous series of anhydrous silver(i) n-alkanoates

Molecular and lattice structures of a homologous series (nc = 8-20, inclusive) of silver (i) n-alkanoates are determined from X-ray Powder Diffraction, Solid State spin decoupled 13C-NMR and variable temperature Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopies. The compounds crystallize in a monoclinic crystal system with hydrocarbon chains in the fully extended all-trans conformation. Moreover, the chains are tilted ca. 75° with respect to the metal basal plane and are arranged as methyl(tail)-to-methyl(tail) bilayers within a lamellar. The methyl chain ends, from different layers in the bilayer, do not overlap but are in such close proximity to cause methyl-methyl interactions. In a molecule, two carboxylate groups bind in a syn-syn type bridging bidentate mode to two silver atoms to form an eight-membered structure. Intramolecular silver-silver and intermolecular Ag-O-Ag interactions stabilize the head group and promote the formation of layer type polymeric sheets. Though the compounds are nearly isostructural, odd-even chain alternation is observed in density, anti-symmetric stretching vibrations of methyl and unusually, carboxylate (head) groups, as a result of packing differences of hydrocarbon chains within the crystal lattice. These arise from the relative vertical distances between polymeric sheets, which are not in the same plane. Thus, for odd chain length compounds, where those distances are less than for even chains, more ordered packing and hence higher densities are observed for these adducts. Also, the numbers and natures of the thermotropic phase transitions are chain length dependent and irreversible. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2012.