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RDD021

Sodium dodecyl sulfate

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anhydrous, free-flowing, Redi-Dri™, ACS reagent, ≥99.0%

Synonym(s):

Dodecyl sodium sulfate, Dodecyl sulfate sodium salt, Lauryl sulfate sodium salt, SDS, Sodium lauryl sulfate

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)11OSO3Na
CAS Number:
151-21-3
Molecular Weight:
288.38
UNSPSC Code:
12161900
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329824230
EC Number:
205-788-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3599286
MDL number:
MFCD00036175
eCl@ss:
39093306
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Quality Segment

100

grade

ACS reagent, anhydrous

description

anionic

product line

Redi-Dri™

assay

≥99.0%

quality

free-flowing

mol wt

288.38 g/mol

greener alternative product characteristics

Catalysis
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impurities

≤0.06 meq/g Titr. Base, ≤4.0% unsulfated alcohols, ≥96.0% fatty alcohols

loss

≤1.0% loss on drying

mp

204-207 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 100 mg/mL (opalescent solution)

cation traces

heavy metals (as Pb): ≤0.002%

λ

3 %H2O reference

UV absorption

λ: 230-350 nm Amax: ≤0.1

greener alternative category

Aligned

SMILES string

[Na+].CCCCCCCCCCCCOS([O-])(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C12H26O4S.Na/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-16-17(13,14)15;/h2-12H2,1H3,(H,13,14,15);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

DBMJMQXJHONAFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-M

General description

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SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate) is a wetting agent and an anionic detergent which functions efficiently in both alkaline and acidic solutions. It is generally used for the solubilization of lipids and proteins. It also functions as a potent protein denaturant. SDS, volume-wise, is one of the most commonly used synthetic surfactants.

Application

Anionic detergent

Legal Information

Redi-Dri is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

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pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark
GHS05,GHS07

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

338.0 °F

flash_point_c

170 °C

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