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Tetraethylene glycol monooctyl ether

Name: Tetraethylene glycol monooctyl ether
Brand: SIGMA

liquid, ≥98% (GC)

Synonym(s):

C₈E₄, Octyl tetraethylene glycol ether, Octyltetraglycol

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About This Item

Linear Formula:

CH₃(CH₂)₇(OCH₂CH₂)₄OH

CAS Number:

19327-39-0

Molecular Weight:

306.44

UNSPSC Code:

12161900

NACRES:

NA.25

PubChem Substance ID:

24900138

MDL number:

MFCD00043033

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

1781226

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Properties

description

non-ionic

Quality Segment

200

assay

≥98% (GC)

form

liquid

mol wt

306.44 g/mol

density

0.969 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO

InChI

1S/C16H34O5/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-9-18-11-13-20-15-16-21-14-12-19-10-8-17/h17H,2-16H2,1H3

InChI key

FEOZZFHAVXYAMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Tetraethylene glycol monooctyl ether is a surfactant.

Application

Reported to be useful in solubilizing membrane proteins.

Tetraethylene glycol monooctyl ether has been used in a study to assess thermal diffusion behavior of nonionic surfactants in water. It has also been used in a study to investigate unusual micelle and surface adsorption behavior in mixtures of surfactants.

pictograms

GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H315,H319,H335

pcodes

P261 - P264 - P271 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c