674508

(11-Mercaptoundecyl)tetra(ethylene glycol)

90%

• Synonym(s): MUTEG, (1-Mercaptoundec-11-yl)tetra(ethylene glycol)
• Linear Formula: HS(CH₂)₁₁(OCH₂CH₂)₄OH
• Molecular Weight: 380.58
• MDL number: MFCD08702679
• UNSPSC Code: 12352103
• PubChem Substance ID: 24885216
• NACRES: NA.23

Properties

• Assay: 90%
• refractive index: n20/D 1.475
• density: 0.997 g/mL at 25 °C
• storage temp.: −20°C
• SMILES string: OCCOCCOCCOCCOCCCCCCCCCCCS
• InChI: 1S/C19H40O5S/c20-10-12-22-14-16-24-18-17-23-15-13-21-11-8-6-4-2-1-3-5-7-9-19-25/h20,25H,1-19H2
• InChI key: IOBMVUDHPRVCSO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

(11-Mercaptoundecyl)tetra(ethylene glycol) (MUTEG) is a capping agent that is used in the surface modification of a variety of nanoparticles. It can be also be used as an effective protein repellent.

Application

MUTEG can be used to functionalize gold nanoparticles, which can potentially be used to signal peptides, as fluorescent probes and as electrocatalytic membranes. It can also facilitate the sensing of protein on polymeric substrates for biosensor based applications.

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 10 - Combustible liquids
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable