Nickel(II) stearate

Template:Chembox Nickel(II) stearate is a metal-organic compound, a salt of nickel 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. The compound is harmful if swallowed and may cause skin sensitization.

Synthesis

An exchange reaction of sodium stearate and nickel dichloride:

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

Physical properties

Nickel(II) stearate forms a green powder.

The compound is insoluble in water, methanol, ethanol, or ether, soluble in carbon tetrachloride and pyridine, slightly soluble in acetone.

Uses

The compound is used as a lubricant and in various industrial applications.

References

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