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Cetyl alcohol

EMPROVE^® ESSENTIAL, Ph. Eur., BP, JP, NF

• Synonyma: Cetyl alcohol, 1-Hexadecanol
• Lineární vzorec: CH₃(CH₂)₁₅OH
• Číslo CAS: 36653-82-4
• Molekulová hmotnost: 242.44
• MDL number: MFCD00004760
• UNSPSC Code: 12191502
• EC Index Number: 253-149-0

Vlastnosti

• agency: BP; JP; NF; Ph. Eur.
• Quality Level: 500
• vapor pressure: <1 hPa ( 20 °C)
• product line: EMPROVE^® ESSENTIAL
• assay: ≥96% (GC); 90.0-102.0% (GC)
• form: solid
• autoignition temp.: 235 °C (DIN 51794)
• bp: 305-330 °C/1013 hPa
• mp: 46-52 °C
• transition temp: flash point 155 °C (DIN 51758)
• solubility: <0.0001 g/L
• density: 0.82 g/cm³ at 50 °C
• application(s): liquid formulation; ophthalmics; pharmaceutical; semi-solid formulation
• storage temp.: 2-30°C
• InChI: 1S/C16H34O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17/h17H,2-16H2,1H3
• InChI key: BXWNKGSJHAJOGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Popis

General description

Finding the right excipient that matches your needs as well as regulatory demands can be a complicated challenge in formulation. With our application know-how and regulatory expertise, we support you in every step of development, scale-up, and production.
As part of our Emprove^® Program, our raw materials are offered with extensive documentation facilitating compliance of your pharma and biopharma product, full supply chain transparency and risk mitigation. Our SAFC^® portfolio of high-quality products for biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical formulation and production withstands strict quality control procedures and is produced according to applicable cGMP guidelines.

Application

Cetyl alcohol is used in a wide variety of pharmaceutical formulations, including the application as coating agent in tablet coatings and as emulsifying and stiffening agent in topical formulations.

Legal Information

Emprove is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

SAFC is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Bezpečnostní informace

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: nwg
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable