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| Other names  silver octadecanoate  | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.020.460 | 
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| Properties | |
| C 18H 36AgO 2  | |
| Molar mass | 392.3 | 
| Appearance | white powder | 
| Boiling point | 359.4 °C (678.9 °F; 632.5 K) | 
| insoluble | |
| Hazards | |
| GHS labelling: | |
| Warning | |
| H302, H312, H315, H319, H332, H335 | |
| Flash point | 162.4 °C (324.3 °F; 435.5 K) | 
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).  | |
Silver stearate is a metal-organic compound with the chemical formula C
18H
36AgO
2. The compound is classified as a metallic soap, i.e. a metal derivative of a fatty acid (stearic acid). [1]  [2]  [3] 
Silver stearate can be obtained by the reaction of sodium stearate and silver nitrate.
Also by the reaction of stearic acid and silver nitrate in presence of DBU. [4]
Silver stearate forms white powder. [5]
Silver stearate crystals are of triclinic crystal system; cell parameters a = 0.5431 nm, b = 4.871 nm, c = 0.4120 nm, α = 90.53°, β = 122.80°, γ = 90.12°, Z = 2.
The compound is insoluble in water, ethanol, diethyl ether.