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L4390

Sodium dodecyl sulfate

≥98.5% (GC)

Synonym(s):

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

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)11OSO3Na
CAS Number:
151-21-3
Molecular Weight:
288.38
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24896369
eCl@ss:
39093306
EC Number:
205-788-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3599286
MDL number:
MFCD00036175
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description

anionic

assay

≥98.5% (GC)

mp

204-207 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤500 ppm, phosphate (PO43-): ≤10 ppm

cation traces

Pb: ≤10 ppm

absorption

≤0.3 at 260 nm in solution at 3%, ≤0.3 at 280 nm in solution at 3%

foreign activity

DNase, RNase, none detected

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

Application

Anionic detergent

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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

ppe

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