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Sigma-Aldrich

2-Hydroxymethyl-18-crown-6

95%

Synonym(s):

1,4,7,10,13,16-Hexaoxacyclooctadecane-2-methanol, 18-Crown-6-methanol

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C13H26O7
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
294.34
Beilstein:
4313301
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

95%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.479 (lit.)

bp

150 °C/0.5 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.174 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ether
hydroxyl

SMILES string

OCC1COCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO1

InChI

1S/C13H26O7/c14-11-13-12-19-8-7-17-4-3-15-1-2-16-5-6-18-9-10-20-13/h13-14H,1-12H2

InChI key

HFRGASADQCZXHH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

  • Stability Constants of Complexes of Crown Ether Surfactant with Several Kinds of Alkali Metal Cations: This study highlights the interaction of 2-Hydroxymethyl-18-crown-6 with different alkali metals, providing useful data for drug discovery chemists looking at ion transport mechanisms (R Kondo et al., 2023).
  • Direct in situ labeling of target drugs with a fluorophore probe to improve MALDI-MS detection sensitivity in micro-liter plasma: Relevant for material science, this paper discusses the use of 2-Hydroxymethyl-18-crown-6 in enhancing detection sensitivity through mass spectrometry, a crucial technique in material analysis (YS Li, CY Lu, 2019).
  • Design of crown ether based micelles and their anti-tumor properties by perturbing potassium ion homeostasis: This article could be particularly intriguing for drug discovery chemists as it links the design of crown ether-based micelles with potential therapeutic applications (L Pang et al., 2021).
  • Development of effective potassium acetate extractant: Discusses the use of 2-Hydroxymethyl-18-crown-6 in the design of effective ion extractants, relevant for those in academia studying ion exchange processes (M Zakrzewski et al., 2021).

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

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

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

235.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

113 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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