59924

Polysorbate 80

tested according to Ph. Eur.

• Synonym(s): TWEEN^® 80, Polysorbatum 80, POE (20) sorbitan monooleate, Polyethylene glycol sorbitan monooleate, Polyoxyethylenesorbitan monooleate, Polysorbate 80
• CAS Number: 9005-65-6
• MDL number: MFCD00082107
• UNSPSC Code: 12161900
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• agency: USP/NF; tested according to Ph. Eur.
• Quality Level: 200
• vapor pressure: <1 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• description: non-ionic
• form: liquid
• mol wt: average mol wt 79,000
• aggregation number: 60
• refractive index: n20/D 1.472 (lit.)
• CMC: 0.012
• transition temp: cloud point 65 °C
• density: 1.064 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• HLB: 15
• application(s): pharmaceutical (small molecule)
• SMILES string: CCCCCCCC/C=C/CCCCCCCC(=O)OCCOCC(C1C(CC(O1)OCCO)OCCO)OCCO
• InChI: 1S/C32H60O10/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-30(36)40-25-24-37-27-29(39-22-19-34)32-28(38-21-18-33)26-31(42-32)41-23-20-35/h9-10,28-29,31-35H,2-8,11-27H2,1H3/b10-9+
• InChI key: RGPBUVUVZKQNHD-MDZDMXLPSA-N

Description

General description

Polysorbate 80 is a surfactant. Polysorbates are a combination of oleic esters of sorbitol and sorbitanes with polyethylene glycol chains.

Application

Polysorbate 80 has been used in drug (rapamycin) treatment and to study the effect of rapamycin on osteolysis and tumor growth. It has also been used in the preparation of spray-dried emulsions and to study antibacterial efficacy.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Polysorbates is used as emulsifiers, dissolving agents and stabilizer for essential oils, topical application and medical infusions including intravenous, subcutaneous or intramuscular administration.

Legal Information

TWEEN is a registered trademark of Croda International PLC

Safety Information

• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves