C12E8

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    3055-98-9

    Molecular formula
    C28H58O9

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO

    Safety labels

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 35.18%
    Alcoholic 34.94%
    Fresh 25.27%
    Oily 24.56%
    Waxy 24.29%
    Sweet 20.82%
    Ethereal 20.48%
    Clean 18.53%
    Fishy 18.4%
    Fruity 18.38%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 37.08%
    Sweet 35.58%
    Fatty 34.35%
    Green 30.65%
    Mushroom 30.47%
    Oily 29.2%
    Earthy 29.13%
    Musty 26.16%
    Fruity 25.83%
    Vegetable 25.28%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.1

    pKa est.
    4.8 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    538.8 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    877°C

    Flash point

    • 240.41 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 3055-98-9
    • C12E8
    • 3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24-Octaoxahexatriacontan-1-ol
    • dodecyloctaethyleneglycol monoether
    • Octaethyleneglycol-dodecylmonoether
    • n-Dodecyl octaethylene glycol monoether
    • C-12-E-8
    • DTXSID30184640
    • RefChem:590338
    • DTXCID70107131
    • Octaethylene glycol monododecyl ether
    • Octaethyleneglycol monododecyl ether
    • O-DODECANYL OCTAETHYLENE GLYCOL
    • 2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2-dodecoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethanol
    • Dodecyl octaethylene glycol ether
    • MFCD00043234
    • Octaethylene Glycol Mono-N-Dodecyl Ether
    • C28H58O9
    • SCHEMBL60924
    • CHEMBL501722
    • orb1692511
    • CHEBI:41527
    • AKOS028110805
    • octaethyleneglycol mono-n-dodecyl ether
    • 81208-94-8
    • AS-55840
    • DA-72874
    • FO172444
    • HY-138941
    • CS-0173452
    • NS00013821
    • O0139
    • T72266
    • Octaethylene glycol monododecyl ether, >=98% (GC)
    • Q7076696
    • Octaethylene glycol monododecyl ether, BioXtra, >=98.0% (GC)
    • 3055-98-9

  • Applications

    C12E8 (CAS number: 3055-98-9) is a nonionic alkyl polyoxyethylene ether used as a surfactant and emulsifier. Common applications include household and industrial cleaners as a surfactant and wetting agent; cosmetics/personal care as an emulsifier and cleanser; coatings and inks as a wetting, dispersing, and leveling agent; polymers/plastics as an emulsion stabilizer and processing aid; pharmaceutical formulations as a solubilizer or formulation aid; and agricultural formulations as an adjuvant and emulsifier to improve spray coverage.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1.03
    methanol 1.91
    isopropanol 0.73
    water 0.2
    ethyl acetate 11.91
    n-propanol 1.65
    acetone 7.01
    n-butanol 1.47
    acetonitrile 3.56
    DMF 22.28
    toluene 6.78
    isobutanol 1.42
    1,4-dioxane 15.33
    methyl acetate 10.05
    THF 28.8
    2-butanone 10.71
    n-pentanol 1.71
    sec-butanol 1.83
    n-hexane 0.9
    ethylene glycol 0.64
    NMP 104.86
    cyclohexane 4.38
    DMSO 47.98
    n-butyl acetate 10.35
    n-octanol 3.3
    chloroform 57.28
    n-propyl acetate 11.82
    acetic acid 12.6
    dichloromethane 65.26
    cyclohexanone 37.25
    propylene glycol 0.9
    isopropyl acetate 8.56
    DMAc 59.49
    2-ethoxyethanol 7.86
    isopentanol 1.63
    n-heptane 1.78
    ethyl formate 7.83
    1,2-dichloroethane 31.86
    n-hexanol 1.48
    2-methoxyethanol 6.86
    isobutyl acetate 6.41
    tetrachloromethane 12.95
    n-pentyl acetate 16.31
    transcutol 44.81
    n-heptanol 2.8
    ethylbenzene 4.44
    MIBK 5.56
    2-propoxyethanol 6.82
    tert-butanol 1.41
    MTBE 4.01
    2-butoxyethanol 10.16
    propionic acid 8.32
    o-xylene 7.93
    formic acid 6.09
    diethyl ether 4.06
    m-xylene 4.92
    p-xylene 5.59
    chlorobenzene 11.89
    dimethyl carbonate 8.98
    n-octane 0.94
    formamide 10.28
    cyclopentanone 40.32
    2-pentanone 8.28
    anisole 8.6
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 19.57
    gamma-butyrolactone 52.18
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 5.74
    pyridine 21.05
    3-pentanone 12.59
    furfural 49.12
    n-dodecane 0.57
    diethylene glycol 3.75
    diisopropyl ether 2.15
    tert-amyl alcohol 3.32
    acetylacetone 17.65
    n-hexadecane 0.68
    acetophenone 16.69
    methyl propionate 12.87
    isopentyl acetate 9.59
    trichloroethylene 73.28
    n-nonanol 3.75
    cyclohexanol 5.77
    benzyl alcohol 6.17
    2-ethylhexanol 2.81
    isooctanol 2.9
    dipropyl ether 7.38
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 19.24
    ethyl lactate 8.93
    propylene carbonate 28.15
    n-methylformamide 9.71
    2-pentanol 1.38
    n-pentane 0.65
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 7.88
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 15.25
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 15.56
    mesitylene 3.79
    ε-caprolactone 41.1
    p-cymene 4.7
    epichlorohydrin 46.36
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 28.14
    2-aminoethanol 1.41
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 45.67
    sulfolane 134.36
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1.08
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 20.86
    n-hexyl acetate 13.74
    isooctane 0.35
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 15.33
    sec-butyl acetate 9.04
    tert-butyl acetate 11.27
    decalin 2.57
    glycerin 2.89
    diglyme 45.24
    acrylic acid 9.83
    isopropyl myristate 5.3
    n-butyric acid 10.49
    acetyl acetate 14.87
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 6.19
    ethyl propionate 13.17
    nitromethane 31.05
    1,2-diethoxyethane 15.95
    benzonitrile 8.33
    trioctyl phosphate 4.39
    1-bromopropane 11.38
    gamma-valerolactone 59.08
    n-decanol 2.39
    triethyl phosphate 17.68
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1.14
    propionitrile 3.6
    vinylene carbonate 27.59
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 56.78
    DMS 15.4
    cumene 3.57
    2-octanol 2.43
    2-hexanone 8.43
    octyl acetate 6.93
    limonene 8.0
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 18.58
    ethyl orthosilicate 15.83
    tributyl phosphate 6.51
    diacetone alcohol 10.37
    N,N-dimethylaniline 9.7
    acrylonitrile 5.61
    aniline 6.88
    1,3-propanediol 1.73
    bromobenzene 15.41
    dibromomethane 33.37
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 71.14
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 15.13
    tetrabutyl urea 11.24
    diisobutyl methanol 2.19
    2-phenylethanol 4.63
    styrene 4.84
    dioctyl adipate 13.08
    dimethyl sulfate 37.16
    ethyl butyrate 16.1
    methyl lactate 8.59
    butyl lactate 12.29
    diethyl carbonate 11.32
    propanediol butyl ether 6.93
    triethyl orthoformate 19.36
    p-tert-butyltoluene 4.28
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 21.79
    morpholine 17.94
    tert-butylamine 1.11
    n-dodecanol 1.71
    dimethoxymethane 10.94
    ethylene carbonate 21.65
    cyrene 26.03
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 23.13
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 10.55
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 28.47
    4-methylpyridine 15.51
    dibutyl ether 7.91
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 2.19
    DEF 21.16
    dimethyl isosorbide 39.64
    tetrachloroethylene 46.26
    eugenol 16.03
    triacetin 34.04
    span 80 11.75
    1,4-butanediol 1.16
    1,1-dichloroethane 15.7
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 2.4
    methyl formate 8.74
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2.22
    n-decane 1.32
    butyronitrile 3.04
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 3.26
    1-chlorooctane 5.35
    1-chlorotetradecane 1.78
    n-nonane 1.21
    undecane 0.81
    tert-butylcyclohexane 1.4
    cyclooctane 2.08
    cyclopentanol 6.52
    tetrahydropyran 14.75
    tert-amyl methyl ether 7.03
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 29.02
    1-hexene 1.9
    2-isopropoxyethanol 5.96
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 12.49
    methyl butyrate 16.79

    Scent© AI

1 4

IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction