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Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid solution

70 wt. % in isopropanol

Synonym(s):

Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid

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Linear Formula:
C12H25C6H4SO3H
CAS Number:
27176-87-0
Molecular Weight:
326.49
MDL number:
MFCD00066677
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
24874287
NACRES:
NA.23

concentration

70 wt. % in isopropanol

refractive index

n20/D 1.479

bp

82 °C

solubility

water, alcohols, glycol ethers, glycols, esters, ketones, aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons: soluble

density

0.992 g/mL at 25 °C

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCc1ccc(cc1)S(O)(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C18H30O3S/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-17-13-15-18(16-14-17)22(19,20)21/h13-16H,2-12H2,1H3,(H,19,20,21)

InChI key

KWXICGTUELOLSQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid solution (DBSA) is a non-volatile and non-hygroscopic acid catalyst majorly used in the trans-esterification reaction.

Application

DBSA can be used as a catalyst for the esterification of fatty acids (oleic acids) to produce biodiesel. It can be used as a Bronsted acid catalyst for the green synthesis of quinoxaline derivatives which are used in a variety of pharmacological profiles. It may be electrodeposited with polypyrrole(PPy) films on the aluminium alloy to protect against corrosion. Water based nanofluids with enhanced thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity may be prepared by doping polyanaline (PANI) into DBSA.
Dopant for conducting polymers strong acid catalyst for amino cross-linked coatings

Packaging

Packaged in glass bottles

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H226,H302,H314,H336

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

129.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

54 °C - closed cup

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Effect of water and lipophilic alcohols or amines on the 4-dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid-catalyzed esterifications, trans-esterifications, and amidations.
Wallis C, et al.
European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 119(9), 1600483-1600483 (2017)
An eco-friendly Pictet-Spengler approach to pyrrolo-and indolo (1, 2-a) quinoxalines using p-dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid as an efficient Bronsted acid catalyst.
Preetam A and Nath M
Royal Society of Chemistry Advances, 5(28), 21843-21853 (2015)
Thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity of dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid-doped polyaniline particles?Water based nanofluid.
Chew S, et al.
Polymer, 7(7), 1221-1231 (2015)
Esterification of oleic acid for biodiesel production catalyzed by 4-dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid.
Alegria A and Cuellar J
Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental, 179(9), 530-541 (2015)
Electrodeposition of polypyrrole on aluminum alloy 2024-t3 from dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid medium.
Liu S, et al.
International Journal of Recent Scientific Research, 8(11), 21449-21454 (2017)
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