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IGEPAL® CO-520

average Mn 441

Synonym(s):

Polyoxyethylene (5) nonylphenylether, branched

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Linear Formula:
(C2H4O)n · C15H24O, n~5
CAS Number:
68412-54-4
MDL number:
MFCD00132851
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
24854339
NACRES:
NA.23

mol wt

average Mn 441

Quality Level

100

refractive index

n20/D 1.496 (lit.)

density

0.997 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

HLB

10

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCc1ccc(O)cc1.OCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO

InChI

1S/C24H50O13.C15H24O/c25-1-3-27-5-7-29-9-11-31-13-15-33-17-19-35-21-23-37-24-22-36-20-18-34-16-14-32-12-10-30-8-6-28-4-2-26;1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-14-10-12-15(16)13-11-14/h25-26H,1-24H2;10-13,16H,2-9H2,1H3

InChI key

SUJLMNLVFQRPGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

IGEPAL®CO-520 or poly (oxyethylene)nonylphenyl ether) is a non-ionic surfactant.

Application

Igepal aggregates have been used in fluorescence and light-scattering studies.Used in the preparation of monodispersed colloidal silica cadmium suphide nanocomposites, alumina nanoparticles, ultra thin silica coated magnetic nanoparticles.

Legal Information

IGEPAL is a registered trademark of Solvay

Pictograms

Environment
GHS09

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H410

Precautionary Statements

P273 - P391 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

380.3 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

193.5 °C - closed cup

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0000289046
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MKCR8669
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Synthesis and characterization of alumina nanoparticles by igepal CO-520 stabilized reverse micelle and sol-gel processing
Chandradass J and Bae DS
Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 23(5), 494-498 (2008)
Aggregation of non ionic surfactant Igepal in aqueous solution: fluorescence and light scattering studies
Ghosh SK, et al.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 4, 562-571 (2003)
Preparation and properties of tailored morphology, monodisperse colloidal silica-cadmium sulfide nanocomposites.
Chang SY, et al.
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Ming Zhang et al.
Nanotechnology, 19(8), 085601-085601 (2008-02-27)
A systematic study of the formation of silica-coated magnetite particles via a modified reverse microemulsion approach was investigated by using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD) and a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID). The results show that the surfactant
Mirko Trilling et al.
Journal of virology, 83(8), 3684-3695 (2009-02-13)
Vaccinia virus (VACV) replicates in mouse and human fibroblasts with comparable kinetics and efficiency, yielding similar titers of infectious progeny. Here we demonstrate that gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) but not IFN-alpha or IFN-beta pretreatment of mouse fibroblasts prior to VACV infection

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