291242

Potassium oleate

40 wt. % paste in H₂O

• Synonym(s): Oleic acid potassium salt
• Linear Formula: CH₃(CH₂)₇CH=CH(CH₂)₇COOK
• CAS Number: 143-18-0
• Molecular Weight: 320.55
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 4167152
• MDL number: MFCD00064243
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 24857521
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• concentration: 40 wt. % paste in H₂O
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: [K+].[H]\C(CCCCCCCC)=C(/[H])CCCCCCCC([O-])=O
• InChI: 1S/C18H34O2.K/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18(19)20;/h9-10H,2-8,11-17H2,1H3,(H,19,20);/q;+1/p-1/b10-9-;
• InChI key: MLICVSDCCDDWMD-KVVVOXFISA-M

Description

General description

Small-angle neutron-scattering study of microimulsions of potassium oleate, n-hexadecane, water and cosurfactant has been reported.

Application

Potassium oleate has been used in the preparation of:

• nickel nanorods with a diameter of 8-10nm and a length of 100-200nm
• aqueous sols of calcium olcate

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H319
• pcodes: P264 - P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P337 + P313
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 140.0 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 60 °C - closed cup
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves