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Sodium 2-ethylhexyl sulfate

~50% in H₂O

• Synonym(s): 2-Ethylhexyl sulfate sodium salt
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₈H₁₇NaO₄S
• CAS Number: 126-92-1
• Molecular Weight: 232.27
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 5177087
• MDL number: MFCD00042047
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 57652231
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• description: anionic
• form: liquid
• mol wt: 232.27 g/mol
• concentration: 4.95% (Na, ICP); ~50% in H₂O
• technique(s): protein quantification: suitable
• density: 1.12 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: [Na+].CCCCC(CC)COS([O-])(=O)=O
• InChI: 1S/C8H18O4S.Na/c1-3-5-6-8(4-2)7-12-13(9,10)11;/h8H,3-7H2,1-2H3,(H,9,10,11);/q;+1/p-1
• InChI key: DGSDBJMBHCQYGN-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Description

Application

Sodium 2-ethylhexyl sulfate is an anionic surfactant that can be used:

• In suspension polymerization.
• In the analysis of phenolic compounds through microchip-CE with pulsed amperometric detection.
• As charge balancing anions in the synthesis of organo-layered double hydroxides (organo-LDHs).

Other Notes

Alkyl sodium sulfate surfactants.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H315,H319
• pcodes: P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2
• Storage Class: 10 - Combustible liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter