Butyl octadecanoate

Structural formula
General
Surname	Butyl octadecanoate
other names	Butyl stearate Butyl stearate Butyl octadecanoate
Molecular formula	C 22 H 44 O 2
Brief description	yellowish liquid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 123-95-5 EC number 204-666-5 ECHA InfoCard 100.004.243 PubChem 31278 ChemSpider 29018 Wikidata Q10442124
properties
Molar mass	340.59 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid or solid
density	0.85 g cm −3
Melting point	16-27 ° C
boiling point	343 ° C
solubility	practically insoluble in water easily soluble in common organic solvents, with the exception of methanol and methylglycol
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances no GHS pictograms H and P phrases H: no H-phrases P: no P-phrases
Toxicological data	32000 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  rat ,  oral )
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Butyl octadecanoate is a chemical compound from the group of fatty acid esters .

Extraction and presentation

Butyl octadecanoate can be obtained by reacting silver stearate and 1-iodobutane or stearic acid and 1-butanol and by transesterifying tristearin with n -butanol .

properties

Butyl octadecanoate is a flammable, difficult to ignite, yellowish liquid that is practically insoluble in water.

use

Butyl octadecanoate is used as a solvent , lubricant, plasticizer in the plastics, cosmetics, textile, rubber, paint and paper industries and as a lubricant in the manufacture of aluminum foils .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Entry on butyl octadecanoate in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on March 31, 2019(JavaScript required) .
2. ↑ ^{a b} Entry on butyl stearate. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on March 31, 2019.
3. ↑ Entry on butyl octadecanoate in the Hazardous Substances Data Bank , accessed on March 31, 2019.