Cobalt(II) stearate

Template:More citations needed Template:Chembox Cobalt(II) stearate is a metal-organic compound, a salt of cobalt and stearic acid with the chemical formula Template:Chem. The compound is classified as a metallic soap, i.e. a metal derivative of a fatty acid.

Synthesis

An exchange reaction of sodium stearate and cobalt dichloride:

$𝖢𝗈𝖢{𝗅}_{\mathrm{𝟤}}\mathsf{+}\mathrm{𝟤}{𝖢}_{\mathrm{𝟣}\mathrm{𝟩}}{𝖧}_{\mathrm{𝟥}\mathrm{𝟧}}𝖢𝖮𝖮𝖭𝖺\stackrel{}{\to }𝖢𝗈\mathsf{(}{𝖢}_{\mathrm{𝟣}\mathrm{𝟩}}{𝖧}_{\mathrm{𝟥}\mathrm{𝟧}}𝖢𝖮𝖮{\mathsf{)}}_{\mathrm{𝟤}}\mathsf{\downarrow }\mathsf{+}\mathrm{𝟤}𝖭𝖺𝖢𝗅$

Physical properties

Cobalt(II) stearate forms a violet substance, occurring in several crystal structures.

It is insoluble in water.Template:Cn

Uses

Cobalt(II) stearate is a high-performance bonding agent for rubber. The compound is suitable for applications in natural rubber, cisdene, styrene-butadiene rubber, and their compounds to bond easily with brass- or zinc-plated steel cord or metal plates as well as various bare steel, especially for bonding with brass plating of various thicknesses.

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