1589. Butyl Stearate
Nomenclature
CAS number: 123-95-5
Octadecanoic acid butyl ester. C22H44O2; mol wt 340.58.
C 77.58%, H 13.02%, O 9.40%.
Description and references
Prepn from silver stearate and n-butyl iodide: Whitby, J. Chem. Soc. 1926, 1458; from stearic acid and n-butanol: Smith, ibid. 1931, 802. Physical properties: Beilstein vol. 2, Suppl. 3, 1016; Smith, loc. cit.; Ind. Eng. Chem. 32, 880 (1940).
