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Poly(ethylene glycol)

average M_n 400, hydroxyl

• Synonym(s): Polyethylene glycol, PEG
• Linear Formula: H(OCH₂CH₂)_nOH
• CAS Number: 25322-68-3
• MDL number: MFCD00081839
• UNSPSC Code: 12352104
• PubChem Substance ID: 24852060
• NACRES: NA.23

Properties

• product name: Poly(ethylene glycol), average M_n 400
• form: viscous liquid
• mol wt: M_n 380-420; average M_n 400
• greener alternative product characteristics: Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries; Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry.
• sustainability: Greener Alternative Product
• refractive index: n20/D 1.466
• pH: 4.5-7.5
• viscosity: 7.3 cSt(210 °F)(lit.)
• mp: 4-8 °C (lit.)
• density: 1.128 g/mL
• Ω-end: hydroxyl
• α-end: hydroxyl
• greener alternative category: Aligned,
• SMILES string: C(CO)O
• InChI: 1S/C2H6O2/c3-1-2-4/h3-4H,1-2H2
• InChI key: LYCAIKOWRPUZTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) is a synthetic, hydrophilic, biocompatible polymer with widespread use in biomedical and other applications. PEGs are non-toxic, FDA-approved, generally non-immunogenic, and frequently used in many biomedical applications including bioconjugation, drug delivery, surface functionalization, and tissue engineering. In drug delivery, PEGs can be used as linkers for antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) or as a surface coating on nanoparticles to improve systemic drug delivery.

Application

Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) has been used as a coating agent for the synthesis and in vitro safety assessment of magnetic bacterial cellulose (MBC) pellicles, performed on porcine aortic smooth muscle cells (PAOSMC). PEG provides a compatible surface for cell culture, since uncoated iron oxide NPs are considered cytotoxic to cells. It has also been used as a plasticizer in investigating the effectiveness of polyvinylpyrrolidone microneedles for transdermal delivery of functional collagen using porcine skin, adult human skin analog and human foreskin. Microneedles obtained, were reportedly characterized by various analytical and bio-analytical techniques.

Solvent for greener fluorination of acetoacetamides with Selectfluor^®.

Catalyst-free and highly selective electrophilic mono-fluorination of acetoacetamides: facile and efficient preparation of 2-fluoroacetoacetamides in PEG-400

Used in conjunction with carbon black to form a conductive composite. Polymer nanospheres of poly(ethylene glycol) were used for drug delivery.

Legal Information

Selectfluor is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 10 - Combustible liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves