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M6281

Isostearic acid

≥97% (capillary GC)

Synonym(s):

16-Methylheptadecanoic acid

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H36O2
CAS Number:
2724-58-5
Molecular Weight:
284.48
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
24897089
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
EC Number:
220-336-3
MDL number:
MFCD00044082
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Quality Segment

100

assay

≥97% (capillary GC)

form

powder

functional group

carboxylic acid

lipid type

saturated FAs

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(C)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C18H36O2/c1-17(2)15-13-11-9-7-5-3-4-6-8-10-12-14-16-18(19)20/h17H,3-16H2,1-2H3,(H,19,20)

InChI key

XDOFQFKRPWOURC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Isostearic acid (16-Methylheptadecanoic acid) is used in the synthesis of methyl-branched poly(hydroxyalkanoate)s, biosurfactants and silver nanoparticles.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCP3008
BCCK8649
BCCH3519
BCCD9440
BCBZ7197

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