C36H70MgO4
591.2 g/mol
Pharmaceutical IntermediateWarning
MAGNESIUM STEARATE
CAS557-04-0EC209-150-3
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Organometallic
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Magnesium stearate is a metal-organic compound formed from magnesium and stearic acid, commonly used as a lubricant and excipient in pharmaceutical tablet manufacturing.
Pharmaceutical tablet lubricantExcipient in tablet formulations
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H413May cause long lasting harmful effects to aquatic life
H316Causes mild skin irritation
H320Causes eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
magnesium bis(octadecanoate)
InChIKey
HQKMJHAJHXVSDF-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)[O-].[Mg+2]
Synonyms (20)
- SM-P
- Dibasic magnesium stearate
- MAGNESIUM STEARATE
- Magnesii stearas
- Magnesium distearate
- Magnesium distearate, pure
- Magnesium octadecanoate
- Magnesium stearate (JP17/NF)
- Magnesium stearate g
- Magnesium stearate, tech
- NS-M (salt)
- Petrac MG 20NF
- Stearic acid, magnesium salt
- Synpro 90
- Synpro Magnesium Stearate 90
- magnesium dioctadecanoate
- magnesium(ii) stearate
- stearatedemagnesium