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Administrative data

Endpoint:
pH
Type of information:
other: handbook data
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
data from handbook or collection of data

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences
Author:
A Osol, JE Hoover et al. (eds.)
Year:
1975
Bibliographic source:
15th ed. Easton, Pennsylvania: Mack Publishing Co., p. 713] **PEER REVIEWED** in Hazardous Substances Data Bank via TOXNET at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov

Materials and methods

Principles of method if other than guideline:
These are handbook data without further information about the study.
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Fatty acids, C16-18, zinc salts
EC Number:
293-049-4
EC Name:
Fatty acids, C16-18, zinc salts
Cas Number:
91051-01-3
Molecular formula:
Zn(C18H35O2)2 for C18 and Zn(C16H31O2)2 for C16
IUPAC Name:
Fatty acids, C16-18, zinc salts
Details on test material:
- CAS-No.: 557-05-1
- IUPAC-Name: Zinc stearate
These are handbook data without further information about the test material.

Results and discussion

pH value
pH value:
ca. 7

Any other information on results incl. tables

neutral to moistened litmus paper

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
The tested substance acted neutral in a litmus paper test.