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Preferred IUPAC name Lithium octadecanoate | |
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Chemical formula | C18H35LiO2 |
Molar mass | 290.42 g·mol |
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Lithium stearate is a chemical compound with the formula LiO2C(CH2)16CH3. It is formally classified as a soap (a salt of a fatty acid). Lithium stearate is a white soft solid, prepared by the reaction of lithium hydroxide and stearic acid.
Lithium stearate and lithium 12-hydroxystearate are lithium soaps, and are components of lithium greases and release agents.
References
- Nora, Angelo; Szczepanek, Alfred; Koenen, Gunther (2001). "Metallic Soaps". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a16_361. ISBN 3527306730.