title: Nickel(II) laurate
text: # Nickel(II) laurate
  
  Nickel(II) laurate is an metal-organic compound with the chemical formula C $_{24}H$ $_{46}NiO$ $_4.$ It is classified as a metallic soap, i.e. a metal derivative of a fatty acid (lauric acid).
  
  ## Preparation
  
  Reaction of acqueos solutions of nickel salt and soluble laurate. Nickel(II) laurate forms green precipitate.
  
  