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T9126

Glyceryl trioctanoate

≥95% (GC)

Synonym(s):

1,2,3-Tricapryloylglycerol, 1,2,3-Trioctanoylglycerol, Glycerol tricaprylate, Glycerol trioctanoate, Glyceryl tricaprylate, Tricaprylin, Trioctanoin

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
[CH3(CH2)6COOCH2]2CHOCO(CH2)6CH3
CAS Number:
538-23-8
Molecular Weight:
470.68
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
24900584
EC Number:
208-686-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1717202
MDL number:
MFCD00036236
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biological source

vegetable oil ( (coconut and palm kernel oils))

Quality Segment

100

assay

≥95% (GC)

form

liquid

bp

233 °C/1 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.956 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester

lipid type

neutral glycerides

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C27H50O6/c1-4-7-10-13-16-19-25(28)31-22-24(33-27(30)21-18-15-12-9-6-3)23-32-26(29)20-17-14-11-8-5-2/h24H,4-23H2,1-3H3

InChI key

VLPFTAMPNXLGLX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Glyceryl trioctanoate has been used:
  • as a solvent for quercetin dihydrate and used to study its healing effect on full thickness epidermal burn wound in Wistar
  • in the preparation of homogenous solution of silver complexes with different ligands to study its healing effect in a Wistar rat model of full-thickness burn
  • in the preparation of oil-water emulsions

Biochem/physiol Actions

Glyceryl trioctanoate might serve as a skin softening agent. It possesses caprylic acid as the aliphatic chain.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

awg

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)

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