Octaethylene glycol monododecyl ether

Octaethylene glycol monododecyl ether (C12E8) is a nonionic surfactant formed by the ethoxylation of dodecanol (lauryl alcohol) to give a material with 8 repeat units of ethylene glycol.

Octaethylene glycol monododecyl ether

Names
Preferred IUPAC name 3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24-Octaoxahexatriacontan-1-ol
Other names Dodecyloctaethyleneglycol monoether
Identifiers
CAS Number	3055-98-9 N
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Abbreviations	C12E8
ChEBI	CHEBI:41527 [1] Y
ChEMBL	ChEMBL501722 Y
ChemSpider	110452 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.225.232
PubChem CID	123921
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30184640
InChI InChI=1S/C28H58O9/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-13-30-15-17-32-19-21-34-23-25-36-27-28-37-26-24-35-22-20-33-18-16-31-14-12-29/h29H,2-28H2,1H3 Y Key: YYELLDKEOUKVIQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C28H58O9/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-13-30-15-17-32-19-21-34-23-25-36-27-28-37-26-24-35-22-20-33-18-16-31-14-12-29/h29H,2-28H2,1H3 Key: YYELLDKEOUKVIQ-UHFFFAOYAB
SMILES O(CCOCCOCCCCCCCCCCCC)CCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO
Properties
Chemical formula	C28H58O9
Molar mass	538.75472
Surface tension:
CMC	8×10−5 M at 25 °C.[2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

See also

• Pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether, C12E5