Nomenclature
CAS number: 593-29-3
Stearic acid potassium salt.
Description and references
Approx KC18H35O2. The article of commerce contains a considerable proportion of
palmitate.
Properties
White powder; usually with slight odor of fat.
Slowly sol in cold, readily in hot water or alcohol. The aq soln
is strongly alkaline to litmus or phenolphthalein, but the alcoholic
soln is only slightly alkaline to phenolphthalein.Use
In the manuf of textile softeners.