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Sigma-Aldrich

Ammonium lauryl sulfate solution

~30% in H2O (T)

Synonym(s):

Ammonium dodecyl sulfate, Dodecyl sulfate ammonium salt

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)11OSO3NH4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
283.43
Beilstein:
5188379
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

description

anionic

Quality Level

form

liquid

mol wt

283.43 g/mol

concentration

~30% in H2O (T)

color

Colorless to Very Light Yellow and Colorless to Very Light Green-Yellow

refractive index

n20/D 1.37

pH

6.8

solubility

water: soluble at 20 °C

density

1.02 g/mL at 20 °C

application(s)

cleaning products

storage temp.

15-25°C

SMILES string

N.CCCCCCCCCCCCOS(O)(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C12H26O4S.H3N/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-16-17(13,14)15;/h2-12H2,1H3,(H,13,14,15);1H3

InChI key

BTBJBAZGXNKLQC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Ammonium lauryl sulfate is an anionic surfactant consisting of a nonpolar hydrocarbon chain and a polar sulfate end group. It is used as a foaming agent, and as a detergent in many industrial applications.

Application

Ammonium lauryl sulfate can be used as:      
  • A catalyst in the synthesis of 1H-benzo[d]imidazole, quinoxaline, and 2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepine derivatives by reacting with benzene-1,2 diamine and aromatic aldehydes/1,2-diketones/ketones respectively.     
  • A corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel and copper in acidic solution.   
  • A surfactant in the fabrication of porous ceramics by gel casting.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Bryan F Shaw et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(44), 17681-17695 (2011-09-24)
A previous study, using capillary electrophoresis (CE) [J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 17384-17393], reported that six discrete complexes of ubiquitin (UBI) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) form at different concentrations of SDS along the pathway to unfolding of UBI
Shobha N Bhattachar et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 412(1-2), 95-98 (2011-04-30)
This work reports on the solubility of two weakly basic model compounds in media containing sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS). Results clearly show that the presence of SLS in the media (e.g. simulated gastric fluid or dissolution media) can result in
Robert Renthal et al.
Biophysical chemistry, 159(2-3), 321-327 (2011-09-20)
To probe structural changes that occur when a membrane protein is transferred from lipid bilayers to SDS micelles, a fragment of bacteriorhodopsin containing transmembrane helical segments A and B was studied by fluorescence spectroscopy, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, and stopped
Minmin Teng et al.
Journal of colloid and interface science, 338(2), 537-541 (2009-07-21)
A Mg2+-induced vesicle phase was prepared from a mixture of tetradecyldimethylamine oxide (C14DMAO) and magnesium dodecyl sulfate [Mg(DS)2] in aqueous solution. Study of the phase behavior shows that at the appropriate mixing ratios, Mg2+-ligand coordination between C14DMAO and Mg(DS)2 results
Lilia Fransisca et al.
Journal of food science, 77(2), M121-M126 (2012-02-09)
It has been reported that washing seeds with a 20000 ppm Ca(OCl)(2) solution as recommended by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is unable to eliminate E. coli cells attached to seed surfaces, and the bacterial cells that have survived

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