P6585

TWEEN^® 20

Low-peroxide; Low-carbonyls

• Synonym(s): Polyethylene glycol sorbitan monolaurate, Polyoxyethylenesorbitan monolaurate
• CAS Number: 9005-64-5
• MDL number: MFCD00165986
• UNSPSC Code: 12161900
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• Quality Level: 200
• description: non-ionic
• form: viscous liquid
• mol wt: ~1228
• contains: BHT as antioxidant
• impurities: ≤0.5 μmol/g Peroxides; ≤1.0 μmol/g Carbonyls; ≤3.0% water
• refractive index: n20/D 1.468 (lit.)
• CMC: 0.06 mM (20-25°C)
• transition temp: cloud point 76 °C
• density: 1.095 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.); 1.1 g/cm³ at 25 °C (lit.)
• HLB: 16.7
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCOCC(C1C(C(CO1)OCCO)OCCO)OCCO
• InChI: 1S/C26H50O10/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-24(30)34-19-18-31-20-22(32-15-12-27)26-25(35-17-14-29)23(21-36-26)33-16-13-28/h22-23,25-29H,2-21H2,1H3
• InChI key: HMFKFHLTUCJZJO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Tween^®20 is a polyoxyethylene sorbitol ester that belongs to the polysorbate family. It is a nonionic detergent having a molecular weight of 1,225 daltons, assuming 20 ethylene oxide units, 1 sorbitol, and 1 lauric acid as the primary fatty acid. The ethylene oxide subunits are responsible for the hydrophilic nature of the surfactant, while the hydrocarbon chains provide the hydrophobic environment. Sorbitol forms the backbone ring to which the ethylene oxide polymers are attached.

Application

Non-ionic detergent

Tween 20 has been used along with PBS to wash plates in ELISA technique.

Preparation Note

Purified to remove peroxides and aldehydes

Legal Information

TWEEN is a registered trademark of Croda International PLC

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 10 - Combustible liquids
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): 527.0 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup
• Flash Point(C): 275 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves