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86139

Docusate sodium salt

BioUltra, ≥99.0% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

AOT, Bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate sodium salt, Sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate, Sulfobutanedioic acid bis(2-ethylhexyl ester) sodium salt, Sulfosuccinic acid bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester sodium salt, ‘Dioctyl’ sulfosuccinate sodium salt

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H37NaO7S
CAS Number:
577-11-7
Molecular Weight:
444.56
UNSPSC Code:
12161900
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
57653081
EC Number:
209-406-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4117588
MDL number:
MFCD00012455

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Product Name

Docusate sodium salt, BioUltra, ≥99.0% (TLC)

InChI key

APSBXTVYXVQYAB-UHFFFAOYSA-M

InChI

1S/C20H38O7S.Na/c1-5-9-11-16(7-3)14-26-19(21)13-18(28(23,24)25)20(22)27-15-17(8-4)12-10-6-2;/h16-18H,5-15H2,1-4H3,(H,23,24,25);/q;+1/p-1

SMILES string

[Na+].CCCCC(CC)COC(=O)CC(C(=O)OCC(CC)CCCC)S([O-])(=O)=O

description

anionic

product line

BioUltra

assay

≥99.0% (TLC)

form

sheet

mol wt

444.56 g/mol

impurities

insoluble matter, passes filter test

loss

≤1% loss on drying, 110 °C (HV)

solubility

methanol: 0.1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless

density

1,146 g/cm3 at 27,4 °C

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤100 mg/kg

cation traces

Al: ≤5 mg/kg
As: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Ba: ≤5 mg/kg
Bi: ≤5 mg/kg
Ca: ≤10 mg/kg
Cd: ≤5 mg/kg
Co: ≤5 mg/kg
Cr: ≤5 mg/kg
Cu: ≤5 mg/kg
Fe: ≤5 mg/kg
K: ≤100 mg/kg
Li: ≤5 mg/kg
Mg: ≤5 mg/kg
Mn: ≤5 mg/kg
Mo: ≤5 mg/kg
Ni: ≤5 mg/kg
Pb: ≤5 mg/kg
Sr: ≤5 mg/kg
Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

λ

0.1 M in methanol

UV absorption

λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.1
λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.05

Quality Level

100

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Application

Forms reverse micelles in hydrocarbon solvents; Suitable for the solubilization of the major myelin transmembrane proteolipid

pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H315,H318

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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