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Pentaethylene glycol, 98+%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
Used as an intermediate in the synthesis of cyclic and noncyclic polyethers, complexing agents and immobilized phase-transfer catalysts. It acts as a catalyst for potassium hydroxide induced elimination reactions in benzene. Further, it is used in functional fluids and viscosity adjustors.
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Catalog number A10133.30
also known as A10133-30
Price (USD)/ Each
1,833.00
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Quantity:
250 g
Price (USD)/ Each
1,833.00
Pentaethylene glycol, 98+%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
Catalog numberA10133.30
Price (USD)/ Each
1,833.00
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS4792-15-8
IUPAC Name3,6,9,12-tetraoxatetradecane-1,14-diol
Molecular FormulaC10H22O6
InChI KeyJLFNLZLINWHATN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO
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Specifications
Specification Sheet
Specification SheetAppearance (Color)Clear, colourless to pale yellow
Formliquid
Assay (Silylated GC)≥98.0%
Refractive Index1.4600 - 1.4640 @20?C
Pentaethylene glycol is used as an intermediate in the synthesis of cyclic and noncyclic polyethers, complexing agents and immobilized phase-transfer catalysts. It acts as a catalyst for potassium hydroxide induced elimination reactions in benzene. Further, it is used in functional fluids and viscosity adjustors.
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Applications
Pentaethylene glycol is used as an intermediate in the synthesis of cyclic and noncyclic polyethers, complexing agents and immobilized phase-transfer catalysts. It acts as a catalyst for potassium hydroxide induced elimination reactions in benzene. Further, it is used in functional fluids and viscosity adjustors.
Solubility
Miscible with water.
Notes
Hygroscopic. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, acid chlorides and acid anhydrides.
Pentaethylene glycol is used as an intermediate in the synthesis of cyclic and noncyclic polyethers, complexing agents and immobilized phase-transfer catalysts. It acts as a catalyst for potassium hydroxide induced elimination reactions in benzene. Further, it is used in functional fluids and viscosity adjustors.
Solubility
Miscible with water.
Notes
Hygroscopic. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, acid chlorides and acid anhydrides.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Complexing solvent analogous to the crown-ethers (see Appendix 2). For a study of binding profiles as a function of chain length, see: J. Org. Chem., 48, 2837 (1983). Is 100x more effective as a catalyst for KOH-induced elimination reactions in benzene than Benzyl triethyl ammonium chloride, A13268 : J. Org. Chem., 48, 195 (1983).
- Kusch, P.; Rieser, C.; Knupp, G.; Mang, T. Characterization of copolymers of methacrylic acid with poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate macromonomers by analytical pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS). J. Anal. Appl. Pyrolysis 2015, 113, 412-418.
- Zhang, X.; Poniewierski, A.; Hou, S.; Sozański, K.; Wisniewska, A.; Wieczorek, S. A.; Kalwarczyk, T.; Sun, L.; Hołyst, R. Tracking structural transitions of bovine serum albumin in surfactant solutions by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and fluorescence lifetime analysis. Soft Matter 2014, 11 (12), 2512-2518.