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Squalane

96%

Synonym(s):

2,6,10,15,19,23-Hexamethyltetracosane, Cosbiol, Perhydrosqualene, Robane

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Linear Formula:
[(CH3)2CH(CH2)3CH(CH3)(CH2)3CH(CH3)CH2CH2-]2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
422.81
Beilstein:
776019
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

96%

refractive index

n20/D 1.452 (lit.)

bp

176 °C/0.05 mmHg (lit.)

mp

−38 °C (lit.)

solubility

chloroform: soluble 100 mg/mL, clear

density

0.81 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C

InChI

1S/C30H62/c1-25(2)15-11-19-29(7)23-13-21-27(5)17-9-10-18-28(6)22-14-24-30(8)20-12-16-26(3)4/h25-30H,9-24H2,1-8H3

InChI key

PRAKJMSDJKAYCZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Dielectrophoretic deformation of thin liquid fillm of squalane has been investigated. Microfluidized squalenes are efficient adjuvants, eliciting both humoral and cellular immune responses.

Application

Squalane has been used:
  • as solvent in the synthesis of Europium dibenzoylmethide triethylammonium, brightest known triboluminescent (TL) material
  • as lubricant for fatty acid surfactant films adsorbed on iron oxide surfaces

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

424.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

218 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Michael Doig et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 30(1), 186-195 (2013-12-25)
The structure and friction of fatty acid surfactant films adsorbed on iron oxide surfaces lubricated by squalane are examined using large-scale molecular dynamics simulations. The structures of stearic acid and oleic acid films under static and shear conditions, and at
A C Allison
Methods (San Diego, Calif.), 19(1), 87-93 (1999-10-20)
Microfluidized squalene or squalane emulsions are efficient adjuvants, eliciting both humoral and cellular immune responses. Microfluidization stabilizes the emulsions and allows sterilization by terminal filtration. The emulsions are stable for years at ambient temperature and can be frozen. Antigens are
Dielectrophoretic deformation of thin liquid films induced by surface charge patterns on dielectric substrates.
Berendsen CWJ, et al.
Soft Matter, 9(19), 4900-4910 (2013)
Federica Camin et al.
Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM, 24(12), 1810-1816 (2010-05-26)
Squalene and its hydrogenated derivate squalane are widely used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic fields. The two compounds are mainly produced from the liver oil of deep sea sharks and from olive oil distillates. Squalene and squalane from shark cost
Comparison of the triboluminescent yield and decay time for europium dibenzoylmethide triethylammonium synthesized using different solvents.
Fontenot RS, et al.
CrystEngComm, 14(4), 1382-1386 (2012)

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