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442784

Squalane

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

2,6,10,15,19,23-Hexamethyltetracosane, Cosbiol, Perhydrosqualene, Robane

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Linear Formula:
[(CH3)2CH(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)CH2CH2-]2
CAS Number:
111-01-3
Molecular Weight:
422.81
PubChem Substance ID:
24868014
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
776019
MDL number:
MFCD00008953
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analytical standard

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

packaging

ampule of 1000 mg

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.452 (lit.)

bp

176 °C/0.05 mmHg (lit.)

mp

−38 °C (lit.)

density

0.81 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

environmental
food and beverages

format

neat

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C

InChI

1S/C30H62/c1-25(2)15-11-19-29(7)23-13-21-27(5)17-9-10-18-28(6)22-14-24-30(8)20-12-16-26(3)4/h25-30H,9-24H2,1-8H3

InChI key

PRAKJMSDJKAYCZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Other Notes

Product 442784 has been discontinued. Product PHR1417 may be an acceptable replacement.

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Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

424.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

218 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Lot/Batch Number
LC19180V
LC16812V
LC12544V
LC03266V
LB97354V

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Biological importance and applications of squalene and squalane.
Advances in Food and Nutrition Research, 65(2-3), 223-233 (2012)
Squalane is in the midplane of the lipid bilayer: implications for its function as a proton permeability barrier.
Hau? T, et al.
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics, 1556(2-3), 149-154 (2002)
Shinya Kato et al.
Journal of biomedical nanotechnology, 6(1), 52-58 (2010-05-27)
We dissolved fullerene-C60 in squalane (LipoFullerene; LF-SQ, C60-eq.: 500 ppm) and examined its defensive effects against 2,4-nonadienal (NDA)-induced cell injury in HaCaT keratinocytes and wrinkle formation in three dimensional (3D)-human skin tissue model. NDA is an analog of 4-hydroxynonenal, one
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