10145. Zinc Oleate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 557-07-3
9-Octadecenoic acid zinc salt.
C36H66O4Zn; mol wt 628.32.
C 68.82%, H 10.59%, O 10.19%, Zn 10.41%.
(C17H33CO2)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.