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BRIJ® O20

average Mn ~1,150

Synonym(s):

Polyoxyethylene (20) oleyl ether

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Linear Formula:
C18H35(OCH2CH2)nOH, n~20
CAS Number:
9004-98-2
Molecular Weight:
1149.53
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23
MDL number:
MFCD00074369
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description

non-ionic

Quality Segment

mol wt

average Mn ~1,150

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable, protein quantification: suitable

mp

25-30 °C (lit.)

HLB

15

SMILES string

O(CCO)CCCCCCCC\C=C/CCCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C20H40O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-19-22-20-18-21/h9-10,21H,2-8,11-20H2,1H3/b10-9-

InChI key

KWVPFECTOKLOBL-KTKRTIGZSA-N

General description

Brij® O20 is a non-ionic surfactant that has an 18 carbon tail with a single double bond and the head contains 20 ethylene oxide moieties. It is polyethoxylated fatty alcohol that is hydrophilic in nature.

Application

Brij® O20 has been used:
  • as a detergent in medium A to prepare single detergent micelle aggregates
  • along with phosphate buffer saline (PBS) solution as the receptor solution for terbinafine (TBF) for in vitro permeation studies of TBF-free base in porcine skin
  • as a detergent to isolate detergent-resistant membranes from the mouse brain and to determine the distribution of major mammalian brain gangliosides, GM1, GD1a, GD1b and GT1b

Legal Information

Brij is a registered trademark of Croda International PLC

Pictograms

Exclamation markEnvironment
GHS07,GHS09

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Codes

H315,H411

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point (°F)

>464.0 °F - Equilibrium method

Flash Point (°C)

> 240 °C - Equilibrium method

PPE (personal protective equipment)

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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