stearic acid
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Names
[ CAS No. ]:
57-11-4
[ Name ]:
stearic acid
[Synonym ]:
n-octadecanoic acid
groco59
kam1000
pd185
groco55
groco58
naa173
C18
steraic acid
NAA180
MFCD00002752
groco54
Stearic acid
EINECS 266-928-5
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
0.84
[ Boiling Point ]:
361 °C(lit.)
[ Melting Point ]:
67-72 °C(lit.)
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C18H36O2
[ Molecular Weight ]:
284.47700
[ Flash Point ]:
>230 °F
[ Exact Mass ]:
284.27200
[ PSA ]:
37.30000
[ LogP ]:
6.33250
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
1 mm Hg ( 173.7 °C)
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.4299
[ Storage condition ]:
2-8°C
[ Water Solubility ]:
0.1-1 g/100 mL at 23 ºC
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- WI2800000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Stearic acid
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 57-11-4
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
- 0608585
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199710
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 16
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C18-H36-O2
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 284.54
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- QV17
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Standard Draize test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human
- REFERENCE :
- 85DKA8 "Cutaneous Toxicity, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference, 1976," Drill, V.A., and P. Lazar, eds., New York, Academic Press, Inc. 1977 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,127,1977
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Standard Draize test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- REFERENCE :
- FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,383,1979 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 4640 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- JACTDZ Journal of the American College of Toxicology. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1-12, 1982-1993. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 6(3),321,1987
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 21500 ug/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
- REFERENCE :
- APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica. (Copenhagen, Denmark) V.1-59, 1945-86. For publisher information, see PHTOEH Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,141,1961
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 23 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
- REFERENCE :
- APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica. (Copenhagen, Denmark) V.1-59, 1945-86. For publisher information, see PHTOEH Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,141,1961
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- >5 gm/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,383,1979 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 313 gm/kg/30W-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Related to Chronic Data - death
- REFERENCE :
- JACTDZ Journal of the American College of Toxicology. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1-12, 1982-1993. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,196,1995 ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Implant
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 400 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - tumors
- REFERENCE :
- BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,127,1963 *** REVIEWS *** TOXICOLOGY REVIEW AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,100,1960 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 69740 No. of Facilities: 31794 (estimated) No. of Industries: 220 No. of Occupations: 159 No. of Employees: 541742 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X7032 No. of Facilities: 136 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 11 No. of Employees: 9034 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 7670 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 69740 No. of Facilities: 34970 (estimated) No. of Industries: 239 No. of Occupations: 165 No. of Employees: 1123118 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 568888 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Gloves
[ Hazard Codes ]:
F:Flammable
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R11;R36/37/38
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S37/39-S26-S16
[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport
[ WGK Germany ]:
3
[ RTECS ]:
WI2800000
[ HS Code ]:
2915701000
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2915701000
[ Summary ]:
HS:2915701000 stearic acid VAT:17.0% Tax rebate rate:9.0% Supervision conditions:AB MFN tariff:7.0% General tariff:50.0%
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