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Brij® L4

average Mn ~362

Synonym(s):

Polyethylene glycol dodecyl ether, Polyoxyethylene (4) lauryl ether

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Linear Formula:
(C20H42O5)n
CAS Number:
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12161900
MDL number:
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description

non-ionic

Quality Level

form

solid or liquid

mol wt

average Mn ~362

impurities

≤1% Water

refractive index

n20/D 1.451 (lit.)

mp

48 °C

solubility

water: insoluble

density

0.95 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

HLB

9

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO

InChI

1S/C20H42O5/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-13-22-15-17-24-19-20-25-18-16-23-14-12-21/h21H,2-20H2,1H3

InChI key

WPMWEFXCIYCJSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Brij® L4 is a non-ionic surfactant. It comprises an alkyl (C12) tail attached to an oxyethylene headgroup.

Application

Brij® L4 has been used:
  • as a surfactant for the synthesis of copper(I) oxide (Cu2O) spherical nanoparticles using a microemulsion technique
  • as a non-ionic surfactant for preparing reverse micelles to synthesize Pt3Co alloy nanoparticles
  • as a surfactant to enhance the efficiency of interfacial coupling of hydrophobic materials and to make hydrogel

Biochem/physiol Actions

Brij® L4 exhibits amphiphilic properties. Brij L4 contains hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions that can form micelles and disperse hydrophobic drugs into the core of micelles. This in turn enhances drug solubility. Brij L4 also elicits a strong inhibitory effect against breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) mediated drug efflux. It inhibits Taq adsorption better when compared to other commonly used surfactants. Brij L4 supports droplet polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in picoliter reaction volumes at standard Taq concentrations.

Legal Information

Brij is a registered trademark of Croda International PLC


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Warning

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

pictograms

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Irrit. 2



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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
235989-100ML04061838785398
235989-1L04061838785404
235989-250ML04061838785411
235989-5ML04061837595141