Pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether

Within chemical compound surfactants, pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether (C12E5) is a nonionic surfactant. It is formed by the ethoxylation chemical reaction of dodecanol (lauryl alcohol) to give a material with 5 repeat units of ethylene glycol.

Pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether^[1]

Names
Preferred IUPAC name 3,6,9,12,15-Tetraoxaheptacosan-1-ol
Other names Dodecylpentaglycol Laureth-5
Identifiers
CAS Number	3055-95-6 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Abbreviations	C12E5
ChEBI	CHEBI:91323 N
ChemSpider	17268 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.019.348
PubChem CID	18281
UNII	Q9F4A7XYE8 Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1058632
InChI InChI=1S/C22H46O6/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-13-24-15-17-26-19-21-28-22-20-27-18-16-25-14-12-23/h23H,2-22H2,1H3 Y Key: LAPRIVJANDLWOK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C22H46O6/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-13-24-15-17-26-19-21-28-22-20-27-18-16-25-14-12-23/h23H,2-22H2,1H3 Key: LAPRIVJANDLWOK-UHFFFAOYAV
SMILES O(CCO)CCOCCOCCOCCOCCCCCCCCCCCC
Properties
Chemical formula	C22H46O6
Molar mass	406.59704
Density	0.963 g/mL at 20 °C
Surface tension:
CMC	7×10−5 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

Multilamellar vesicle formation

Within the study of biological membranes and cell biology, for vesicle formation, the lamellar phase at 40wt% solution of C12E5 dissolved in D₂O form multilamellar vesicles under shear rate.^[3]

See also

• Octaethylene glycol monododecyl ether, C12E8