Nujol is used for the synthetic resin used for cosmetics, fiber oil, food, medicine, as automotive lubricant, home decoration and in candle making.
This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
Applications
Nujol is used for the synthetic resin used for cosmetics, fiber oil, food, medicine, as automotive lubricant, home decoration and in candle making.
Solubility
Soluble in ether. Sparingly soluble in ethanol. Not miscible or difficult to mix in water.
Notes
Store in cool place. Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Incompatible with and oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
G.J Volikakis.; C.E Efstathiou. Determination of rutin and other flavonoids by flow-injection/adsorptive stripping voltammetry using nujol-graphite and diphenylether-graphite paste electrodes. Talanta. 2000, 51 (4), 775-785.
Thomas E Bitterwolf.; W.Bruce Scallorn.; Callie A Weiss. Photochemical studies of Co2(CO)6(acetylene) complexes and their phosphine derivatives in frozen Nujol matrices. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 2000, 605 (1), 7-14.
For infra-red spectroscopy.