T3394

Tetraethylene glycol monooctyl ether

liquid, ≥98% (GC)

• Synonym(s): Octyltetraglycol, C₈E₄, Octyl tetraethylene glycol ether
• Linear Formula: CH₃(CH₂)₇(OCH₂CH₂)₄OH
• CAS Number: 19327-39-0
• Molecular Weight: 306.44
• UNSPSC Code: 12161900
• NACRES: NA.25
• PubChem Substance ID: 24900138
• MDL number: MFCD00043033
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1781226

Properties

• description: non-ionic
• Quality Segment: 200
• assay: ≥98% (GC)
• form: liquid
• mol wt: 306.44 g/mol
• density: 0.969 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: CCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO
• InChI: 1S/C16H34O5/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-9-18-11-13-20-15-16-21-14-12-19-10-8-17/h17H,2-16H2,1H3
• InChI key: FEOZZFHAVXYAMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Tetraethylene glycol monooctyl ether is a surfactant.

Application

Reported to be useful in solubilizing membrane proteins.

Tetraethylene glycol monooctyl ether has been used in a study to assess thermal diffusion behavior of nonionic surfactants in water. It has also been used in a study to investigate unusual micelle and surface adsorption behavior in mixtures of surfactants.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H315,H319,H335
• pcodes: P261 - P264 - P271 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 10 - Combustible liquids
• wgk: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter