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O4003

Sodium octyl sulfate

≥95%

Synonym(s):

Octyl sodium sulfate, SOS, Sodium capryl sulfate, Octyl sulfate sodium salt

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)7OSO3Na
CAS Number:
142-31-4
Molecular Weight:
232.27
UNSPSC Code:
12161900
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
24897991
EC Number:
205-535-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3658635
MDL number:
MFCD00007470

Product Name

Sodium octyl sulfate, ≥95%

InChI

1S/C8H18O4S.Na/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-12-13(9,10)11;/h2-8H2,1H3,(H,9,10,11);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

WFRKJMRGXGWHBM-UHFFFAOYSA-M

SMILES string

[Na+].CCCCCCCCOS([O-])(=O)=O

description

anionic

assay

≥95%

form

powder

mol wt

232.27 g/mol

mp

195 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 20 mg/mL

Quality Level

200

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Application

Sodium octyl sulfate has been used in a study to assess selective enrichment of albumin in biological samples. It has also been used in a study to investigate the behavior of mixed solution of a glycerin-modified cationic surfactant and an anionic surfactant.

General description

Sodium octyl sulfate is an anionic detergent and ion pairing reagent that is used in HPLC

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 2

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Phase behavior of mixed solution of a glycerin-modified cationic surfactant and an anionic surfactant
Tsuchiya, K., et al.
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 312, 7-7 (2007)
Evangelia Zdrali et al.
ACS nano, 11(12), 12111-12120 (2017-12-12)
Mixtures of nano- and microscopic oil droplets in water have recently been rediscovered as miniature reaction vessels in microfluidic environments and are important constituents of many environmental systems, food, personal care, and medical products. The oil nanodroplet/water interface stabilized by
Chin-Yu Lin et al.
Electrophoresis, 30(3), 532-539 (2009-01-22)
This paper shows that in CE, the peak efficiency and effective electrophoretic mobility of HSA and BSA were significantly enhanced by using a short plug (8 nL) of 1% w/w sodium octyl sulfate (SOS) and 1% w/v dextran sulfate as
Lingyan Xing et al.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 35(44), 14794-14808 (2015-11-06)
Modulation of connectivity formation in the developing brain in response to external stimuli is poorly understood. Here, we show that the raphe nucleus and its serotonergic projections regulate pathfinding of commissural axons in zebrafish. We found that the raphe neurons
Eliseo A Eugenin et al.
Journal of neurochemistry, 151(5), 558-569 (2019-08-06)
Chemical and electrical synapses are the two major communication systems that permit cell-to-cell communication within the nervous system. Although most studies are focused on chemical synapses (glutamate, γ-aminobutyric acid, and other neurotransmitters), clearly both types of synapses interact and cooperate
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