Octaethylene Glycol

Name: Octaethylene Glycol
SKU: ACM5117191-1
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Catalog NumberACM5117191-1

CAS Number5117-19-1

CategoryPoly(ethylene glycol) and Poly(ethylene oxide); Polymers

Synonyms

Ped-Diol (N=8)

IUPAC Name

2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethanol

Molecular Weight

370.44

Molecular Formula

C16H34O9

Canonical SMILES

C(COCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO)O

InChI

InChI=1S/C16H34O9/c17-1-3-19-5-7-21-9-11-23-13-15-25-16-14-24-12-10-22-8-6-20-4-2-18/h17-18H,1-16H2

InChI Key

GLZWNFNQMJAZGY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Purity

95%

Application

Octaethylene Glycol serves multiple purposes across various applications, including bioconjugation, drug delivery, and surface functionalization. As a polymer made up of ethylene glycol monomers with two terminal hydroxyl groups, it operates as a versatile cross-linking reagent. The polyethylene glycol (PEG) chain enhances water solubility in aqueous media, and increasing the number of ethylene glycol units further amplifies these solubility properties, making it an essential component for PEG hydrogels and other PEGylation processes.

Complexity

210

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

225-856-4

Exact Mass

370.220283g/mol

Formal Charge

Heavy Atom Count

Monoisotopic Mass

370.220283g/mol

Rotatable Bond Count