Sorbitan Mono Palmitate (E-495)

CAS Number: 26266-57-9

Molecular Formula: C22H42O6

About Sorbitan Mono Palmitate (E-495)

Sorbitan Monopalmitate (CAS 26266-57-9) functions as a versatile lipophilic surfactant and emulsifier within the API intermediates market, where its ability to stabilize oil-in-water emulsions is critical for developing high purity fine chemicals in topical and oral drug delivery systems. Span 40 serves as a foundation...

Synonyms

Span 40 250g
Span(R) 40
Sorbitan Palmitate (Span 40)
Sorbitan, esters, monohexadecanoate
DTXSID6029335

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Sorbitan Mono Palmitate (E-495) Specifications

CAS Number

26266-57-9

Molecular Formula

C22H42O6

Molecular Weight

402.57 g/mol

IUPAC Name

[(2R)-2-[(2R,3R,4S)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]-2-hydroxyethyl] hexadecanoate

Canonical SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H]([C@@H]1[C@@H]([C@H](CO1)O)O)O

InChI Key

IYFATESGLOUGBX-YVNJGZBMSA-N

InChI

1S/C22H42O6/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-20(25)27-17-19(24)22-21(26)18(23)16-28-22/h18-19,21-24,26H,2-17H2,1H3/t18-,19+,21+,22+/m0/s1

EINECS Number

247-568-8

MDL Number

MFCD00005367

CAS Number

26266-57-9

Molecular Formula

C22H42O6

Molecular Weight

402.57 g/mol

IUPAC Name

[(2R)-2-[(2R,3R,4S)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]-2-hydroxyethyl] hexadecanoate

Canonical SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H]([C@@H]1[C@@H]([C@H](CO1)O)O)O

InChI Key

IYFATESGLOUGBX-YVNJGZBMSA-N

InChI

1S/C22H42O6/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-20(25)27-17-19(24)22-21(26)18(23)16-28-22/h18-19,21-24,26H,2-17H2,1H3/t18-,19+,21+,22+/m0/s1

EINECS Number

247-568-8

MDL Number

MFCD00005367

Molecular Weight

402.57 g/mol

Melting Point

46-47 °C

Freezing point

45-47°C

Flash Point

113 °C

PSA

96.2 Å²

logP

5.8

Average mass

402.57 g/mol

Monoisotopic mass

402.29813906 Da

Molar mass

402.57 g/mol

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