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S6635

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Span® 20

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Synonym(s):

Sorbitan laurate, Sorbitan monolaurate

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CAS Number:
1338-39-2
EC Number:
215-663-3
MDL number:
MFCD00005365
UNSPSC Code:
12161900
PubChem Substance ID:
24899716
NACRES:
NA.25

description

non-ionic

Quality Level

200

mol wt

346.47 g/mol

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Use of Renewable Feedstocks
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concentration

≥44% (GC)

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, Aligned

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](O)[C@H]1OC[C@H](O)[C@H]1O

InChI

1S/C18H34O6/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-16(21)23-13-15(20)18-17(22)14(19)12-24-18/h14-15,17-20,22H,2-13H2,1H3/t14-,15?,17+,18+/m0/s1

InChI key

LWZFANDGMFTDAV-WYDSMHRWSA-N

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General description

Span 20 is a co-surfactant.
We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Green Chemistry. This product is 100% bio-based non-ionic surfactant, thus aligns with "Use of Renewable Feedstocks" and belongs to "12 principles aligned" category of our greener alternatives.

Application

Span 20 has been used in a study to assess enhanced solubility and oral bioavailability of itraconazole. It has also been used in a study to investigate the oxidation of unsaturated lipids in oil-in-water emulsions.

Other Notes

Fatty acid composition: Lauric acid (C12:0) ≥ 44%; balance primarily myristic (C14:0), palmitic (C16:0) and linolenic (C18:3) acids.

Legal Information

Span is a registered trademark of Croda International PLC

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

>300.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

> 149 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Claire Berton et al.
Journal of colloid and interface science, 377(1), 244-250 (2012-04-25)
The development of lipid oxidation in oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions is widely influenced by the properties of the interfacial layer, which separates the oil and water phases. In this work, the effect of the structure of the interface on the oxidative
Muhammad Moniruzzaman et al.
Journal of colloid and interface science, 352(1), 136-142 (2010-09-10)
In this paper, we report a novel ionic liquid-in-oil (IL/o) microemulsion which is able to dissolve pharmaceuticals that are insoluble or sparingly soluble in water and most of pharmaceutical grade organic liquids. Towards this approach, the nanometer-sized ionic liquid droplets
Muhammad Moniruzzaman et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 400(1-2), 243-250 (2010-09-04)
Pharmaceutical industries have posed challenges in the topical and transdermal administration of drugs which are poorly soluble or insoluble in water and most of organic solvents. In an approach to overcome this limitation, ionic liquid-in-oil (IL/o) microemulsions (MEs) were employed
Yung-Chih Kuo et al.
Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces, 76(1), 286-291 (2009-12-17)
This study analyzes the effects of Tween 80 and Span 20 on the electrical interaction between cationic solid lipid nanoparticles (CSLNs) and human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMECs). Electrophoretic mobility, zeta potential and fixed charge density of CSLNs and HBMECs
Pankaj Karande et al.
European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences, 31(1), 1-7 (2007-03-21)
Certain mixtures of chemicals are known to synergistically enhance skin permeability to drugs. Here, we report on the transport enhancing properties of mixtures of an anionic surfactant, sodium lauroylsarcosinate (NLS) and a non-ionic surfactant, sorbitan monolaurate (S20) in 1:1 phosphate
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