12-Hydroxystearic acid, tech. 85%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Name: 12-Hydroxystearic acid, tech. 85%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
SKU: ALFA17347.22

CAS: 106-14-9 | C18H36O3 | 300.483 g/mol

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Chemical Identifiers

CAS71550-12-4

Specifications

Specification Sheet

Appearance (Color)Cream to yellow

FormPowder or crystals or crystalline powder

pHReport

Solution TestSolubility test: Report

Water Content≤5.0%

12-Hydroxystearic acid is used in cosmetics, wax blends, heavy duty greases, polishes, inks and hot melt adhesives, as a lubricant for natural and synthetic rubbers and as a source for industrial oleo chemicals. It is also used as an intermediate in pharmaceuticals.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Applications
12-Hydroxystearic acid is used in cosmetics, wax blends, heavy duty greases, polishes, inks and hot melt adhesives, as a lubricant for natural and synthetic rubbers and as a source for industrial oleo chemicals. It is also used as an intermediate in pharmaceuticals.

Solubility
Soluble in ether, alcohol and chloroform. Insoluble in water.

Notes
Incompatible with oxidizing agents.

RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

He, W.; Lv, Y.; Zhao, Y.; Xu, C.; Jin, Z.; Qin, C.; Yin, L. Core-shell structured gel-nanocarriers for sustained drug release and enhanced antitumor effect. Int. J. Pharm. 2015, 484 (1-2), 163-171.
Zhang, M.; Selvakumar, S.; Zhang, X.; Sibi, M. P.; Weiss, R. G. Structural and Solubility Parameter Correlations of Gelation Abilities for Dihydroxylated Derivatives of Long-Chain, Naturally Occurring Fatty Acids. Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21 (23), 8530-8543.