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1-Octadecanol

Selectophore, ≥99.0%

Synonym(s):

Octadecyl alcohol, Stearyl alcohol

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)17OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
270.49
Beilstein:
1362907
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.05

grade

for ion-selective electrodes

Quality Level

vapor density

9.3 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<0.01 mmHg ( 38 °C)

product line

Selectophore

Assay

≥99.0% (GC)
≥99.0%

form

pellets

autoignition temp.

842 °F

expl. lim.

~8 %

mp

56-59 °C (lit.)

solubility

THF: 1 g/10 mL, clear, colorless

density

0.812 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO

InChI

1S/C18H38O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19/h19H,2-18H2,1H3

InChI key

GLDOVTGHNKAZLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Legal Information

Selectophore is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

383.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

195 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Allergic contact dermatitis from stearyl alcohol in Efudix cream.
P D Yesudian et al.
Contact dermatitis, 45(5), 313-314 (2001-11-28)
Jörg Bauer et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(20), 7296-7297 (2005-05-19)
Hydrophobically assisted switching phase (HASP) synthesis is a concept that allows the choice between the advantages of solid-supported chemistry and those of solution-phase synthesis. Starting from the examination of adsorption and desorption properties of hydrophobic molecules to and from reversed-phase
W B Rizzo et al.
Biochemical medicine and metabolic biology, 50(1), 93-102 (1993-08-01)
Patients with the autosomal recessive form of rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata (AR-RCDP) and other generalized peroxisomal disorders are deficient in the incorporation of fatty alcohol into plasmalogen lipids. To determine whether these patients accumulated fatty alcohol, we measured their plasma fatty
W B Rizzo et al.
The Journal of pediatrics, 115(2), 228-234 (1989-08-01)
We investigated fatty alcohol metabolism in eight patients with Sjögren-Larsson syndrome, and in nine obligate heterozygotes. Fatty alcohol: nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide oxidoreductase (FAO) activity was deficient in cultured skin fibroblasts (mean 18% of normal, n = 8) and peripheral blood leukocytes
The oxorhenium(VII)-catalyzed direct condensation of phosphoric acid with an alcohol.
Akira Sakakura et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 46(9), 1423-1426 (2007-01-18)

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