T9126

Glyceryl trioctanoate

≥95% (GC)

• Synonym(s): 1,2,3-Tricapryloylglycerol, 1,2,3-Trioctanoylglycerol, Glycerol tricaprylate, Glycerol trioctanoate, Glyceryl tricaprylate, Tricaprylin, Trioctanoin
• Linear Formula: [CH₃(CH₂)₆COOCH₂]₂CHOCO(CH₂)₆CH₃
• CAS Number: 538-23-8
• Molecular Weight: 470.68
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1717202
• EC Number: 208-686-5
• MDL number: MFCD00036236
• UNSPSC Code: 12352211
• PubChem Substance ID: 24900584
• NACRES: NA.25

Properties

• biological source: vegetable oil ( (coconut and palm kernel oils))
• assay: ≥95% (GC)
• form: liquid
• bp: 233 °C/1 mmHg (lit.)
• density: 0.956 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)
• functional group: ester
• lipid type: neutral glycerides
• shipped in: ambient
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: CCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCCCC
• InChI: 1S/C27H50O6/c1-4-7-10-13-16-19-25(28)31-22-24(33-27(30)21-18-15-12-9-6-3)23-32-26(29)20-17-14-11-8-5-2/h24H,4-23H2,1-3H3
• InChI key: VLPFTAMPNXLGLX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

Glyceryl trioctanoate has been used:

• as a solvent for quercetin dihydrate and used to study its healing effect on full thickness epidermal burn wound in Wistar
• in the preparation of homogenous solution of silver complexes with different ligands to study its healing effect in a Wistar rat model of full-thickness burn
• in the preparation of oil-water emulsions

Biochem/physiol Actions

Glyceryl trioctanoate might serve as a skin softening agent. It possesses caprylic acid as the aliphatic chain.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 10 - Combustible liquids
• wgk_germany: awg
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)