Pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether

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Pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether[1]
IUPAC name 2-[2-[2-[2-(2-dodecoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethanol
Other names Dodecylpentaglycol
Laureth-5
Abbreviations C12E5
Identifiers
CAS number [3055-95-6]
PubChem 18281
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO
Properties
Molecular formula C22H46O6
Molar mass 406.59704
Density 0.963 g/mL at 20 °C
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Infobox disclaimer and references

Pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether (C12E5) is a nonionic surfactant. Its critical micelle concentration (CMC) is 7×10-5 M at 25 °C.[2]

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  1. ^ Pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether at Sigma-Aldrich
  2. ^ Kyoko Shinzawa-ltoh, Hidefumi Ueda, Shinya Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Aoyama, Eiki Yamashita, and Tomitake Tsukihara (1995). "Effects of Ethyleneglycol Chain Length of Dodecyl Polyethyleneglycol Monoether on the Crystallization of Bovine Heart Cytochrome c Oxidase". J. Mol. Biol. 246: 572–575. doi:10.1016/S0022-2836(05)80106-8.