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1-Octadecanol

Selectophore™, ≥99.0%

Synonym(s):

Octadecyl alcohol, Stearyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)17OH
CAS Number:
112-92-5
Molecular Weight:
270.49
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
NACRES:
NA.05
PubChem Substance ID:
329765818
EC Number:
204-017-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1362907
MDL number:
MFCD00002823

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Product Name

1-Octadecanol, Selectophore™, ≥99.0%

InChI key

GLDOVTGHNKAZLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C18H38O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19/h19H,2-18H2,1H3

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO

vapor density

9.3 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<0.01 mmHg ( 38 °C)

description

for ion-selective electrodes

product line

Selectophore™

assay

≥99.0% (GC)
≥99.0%

form

pellets

autoignition temp.

842 °F

expl. lim.

~8 %

mp

56-59 °C (lit.)

solubility

THF: 1 g/10 mL, clear, colorless

density

0.812 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

200

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Selectophore is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

nwg

flash_point_f

383.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

195 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Patients with the autosomal recessive form of rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata (AR-RCDP) and other generalized peroxisomal disorders are deficient in the incorporation of fatty alcohol into plasmalogen lipids. To determine whether these patients accumulated fatty alcohol, we measured their plasma fatty
Jörg Bauer et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(20), 7296-7297 (2005-05-19)
Hydrophobically assisted switching phase (HASP) synthesis is a concept that allows the choice between the advantages of solid-supported chemistry and those of solution-phase synthesis. Starting from the examination of adsorption and desorption properties of hydrophobic molecules to and from reversed-phase
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Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) due to their unique structural and physicochemical properties, have been proposed as delivery systems for a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic agents. However, SWNTs have proven difficult to solubilize in aqueous solution, limiting their use in
Laura Carreto et al.
Biophysical journal, 82(1 Pt 1), 530-540 (2001-12-26)
As a model for the epicuticular wax layer of plant cuticular membranes, we have studied the phase behavior of 1-tetradecanol and 1-octadecanol and their binary mixtures between 5 and 70 degrees C, using differential scanning calorimetry and Fourier transform infrared
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