BRIJ® O20
ALDRICH/436240 - average Mn ~1,150
Synonym: Polyoxyethylene (20) oleyl ether
CAS Number: 9004-98-2
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C58H116O21
Molecular Weight: 1149.53
MDL Number: MFCD00074369
Linear Formula: C18H35(OCH2CH2)nOH, n~20
Product Type: Chemical
| description | non-ionic |
| HLB | 15 |
| InChI | 1S/C20H40O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6- |
| InChI key | KWVPFECTOKLOBL-KTKRTIGZSA |
| mol wt | average Mn ~1,150 |
| mp | 25-30 °C (lit.) |
| technique(s) | cell culture | mammalian: suitable |
| protein quantification: suitable |
| Application: | Brij® O20 has been used: • as a detergent in medium A to prepare single detergent micelle aggregates • along with phosphate buffer saline (PBS) solution as the receptor solution for terbinafine (TBF) for in vitro permeation studies of TBF-free base in porcine skin • as a detergent to isolate detergent-resistant membranes from the mouse brain and to determine the distribution of major mammalian brain gangliosides, GM1, GD1a, GD1b and GT1b |
| General description: | Brij® O20 is a non-ionic surfactant that has an 18 carbon tail with a single double bond and the head contains 20 ethylene oxide moieties. It is polyethoxylated fatty alcohol that is hydrophilic in nature. |
| Legal Information: | Brij is a registered trademark of Croda International PLC |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol |  GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H315 - H412 |
| Precautionary statements | P264 - P273 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P332 + P313 - P362 + P364 |
| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 38-41 |
| Safety Statements | 26-39 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | > 464.0 °F - Equilibrium me |
| Flash Point(C) | > 240 °C - Equilibrium meth |
| mp | 25-30 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12162002 |