Octaethylene glycol monododecyl ether

Octaethylene glycol monododecyl ether

IUPAC name	2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2-dodecoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethanol
Other names	Dodecyloctaethyleneglycol monoether, 3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24-Octaoxahexatriacontan-1-ol
Abbreviations	C12E8
Identifiers
CAS number	3055-98-9
PubChem	123921
SMILES	CCCCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO
Properties
Molecular formula	C₂₈H₅₈O₉
Molar mass	538.75472
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Octaethylene glycol monododecyl ether (C12E8) is a nonionic surfactant. Its critical micelle concentration (CMC) is 8×10^-5 M at 25 °C.^[1]

References

^ Calum J. Drummond, Gregory G. Warr, Franz Grieser, Barry W. Ninham, and D. Fennel Evans (1985). "Surface Properties and Micellar Interfacial Microenvironment of n-Dodecyl beta-d-Maitosid". J. Phys. Chem. 89: 2103-2109..