• British Pharmacopoeia Volume V
  • Appendices
  • Appendix I A. General Reagents

Methyl Stearate
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Methyl Stearate Methyl octadecanoate; C19H38O2 = 298.5 (112-61-8)

Content, minimum 98.0%, determined by gas chromatography (2.4.22).

White or yellow, crystalline mass, soluble in ethanol (96%) and in light petroleum.

Melting point, about 38°.