Nomenclature
CAS number: 557-07-3
9-Octadecenoic acid zinc salt.
C
36H
66O
4Zn; mol wt 628.32.
C 68.82%, H 10.59%, O 10.19%, Zn 10.41%.
(C
17H
33CO
2)
2Zn.
Description and references
Usually contains small amounts of the zinc
salts of other fatty acids. Prepn: Grabner, Monatsh. Chem. 42, 287 (1921).
Properties
White, dry, greasy powder. Insol in water; sol
in alcohol, ether, carbon disulfide, benzene, petr ether.