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Docusate sodium

meets USP testing specifications

Synonym(s):

Docusate sodium salt, 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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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H37NaO7S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
444.56
Beilstein:
4117588
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12161902
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21
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Agency

meets USP testing specifications

Quality Level

description

anionic

Assay

99.0-100.5% anhydrous basis

form

solid

mol wt

444.56 g/mol

technique(s)

protein quantification: suitable

application(s)

detection
pharmaceutical (small molecule)

SMILES string

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

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

InChI key

APSBXTVYXVQYAB-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Docusate sodium (sodium dioctylsulfosuccinate, DOSS) is commonly used as a surfactant, food additive and stool softener.[1]

Application

Docusate sodium (DOSS, AOT) has been used in the preparation of the following:
  • Luminescent ceramics (phosphors).[2]
  • Stock solution during the quantification of DOSS in sea food by using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).[1]
  • AOT-water-isooctane reverse micelle system[3]
It has also been used in a study to understand its effect on protein bioactivity, when it is co-encapsulates with proteins in polymer based microsphere systems.[4]
Forms reverse micelles in hydrocarbon solvents; Suitable for the solubilization of the major myelin transmembrane proteolipid

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Protein bioactivity and polymer orientation is affected by stabilizer incorporation for double-walled microspheres.
Kokai LE, et al.
J. Controlled Release, 141(2), 168-176 (2010)
Determination of dioctylsulfosuccinate in select seafoods using a QuEChERS extraction with liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry.
Boyd BL, et al.
Laboratory Information Bulletin (2010)
Preparation and characterization of rare-earth-doped Y2O3 luminescent ceramics by the use of reverse micelles.
Graeve OA and Corral JO.
Opt. Mater., 29(1), 24-30 (2006)
Giovanna Longhi et al.
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 13(48), 21423-21431 (2011-11-04)
Positively charged supramolecular aggregates formed in vacuo by n AOTNa (sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate) molecules and n(c) additional sodium ions, i.e. [AOT(n)Na(n+n(c))](n(c)), have been investigated by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations for n = 1-20 and n(c) = 0-5. Statistical analysis of physical
Sonali V Kapse et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 429(1-2), 104-112 (2012-03-15)
We disclose a self nanoprecipitating preconcentrate (SNP) of tamoxifen citrate (TMX), which forms TMX loaded polymeric nanoparticles, on dilution with aqueous media. SNP comprised TMX, polymer (Kollidon SR) and surfactant/s dissolved in a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle. Binary surfactant mixtures of

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