ETHYL STEARATE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

34-38 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

213-215 °C15 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

1.057

refractive index 

1.4349

FEMA 

3490 | ETHYL OCTADECANOATE

Flash point:

>230 °F

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly)

form 

Crystalline Mass

color 

White

Odor

at 100.00 %. mild waxy

Odor Type

waxy

JECFA Number

40

BRN 

1788183

Dielectric constant

3.0（40℃）

LogP

9.21

CAS DataBase Reference

111-61-5(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Ethyl stearate (111-61-5)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

WI3600000

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

2915 70 50

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ETHYL STEARATE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white crystalline mass

Chemical Properties

Ethyl octadecanoate is virtually odorless.

Occurrence

Reported found in Jamaican rum, maple syrup, grapefruit juice, guava, grapes, cognac, rum, whiskey, sparkling wine, mustard, beef, cocoa and corn oil.

Uses

A fatty acid ester component of volatile oil from Rhododendron anthopogonoides; shows antimicrobial activity.
Ethyl stearate is occasionally used in flavor compositions where a waxy taste (or mouthfeel) is desirable, e.g. in imitation Honey or in certain types of chocolate flavor.

Production Methods

Ethyl stearate can be produced by esterification of Ethanol with Stearic acid. The acid is obtained from Oleic acid by hydrogenation, a method which yields comparatively pure Stearic acid, free from Palmitic acid.

Preparation

By esterification of ethanol with stearic acid.

Definition

ChEBI: A long-chain fatty acid ethyl ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of stearic acid with the hydroxy group of ethanol.

General Description

Ethyl stearate is a fatty acid ethyl ester (FAEE) is commonly found in vegetable oils.

Purification Methods

The solid portion is separated from the partially solid starting material, then crystallised twice from EtOH, dried by azeotropic distillation with *benzene, and fractionally distilled through a spinning-band column at low pressure [Welsh Trans Faraday Soc 55 52 1959]. [Beilstein 2 IV 1218.]

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• Butyl stearate
• ISOPROPYL STEARATE
• isodecyl stearate
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• NICKEL STEARATE
• STEARYL STEARATE
• METHYL STEARATE
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