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2-Hydroxymethyl-18-crown-6

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Synonym(s):
1,4,7,10,13,16-Hexaoxacyclooctadecane-2-methanol, 18-Crown-6-methanol
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C13H26O7
CAS Number:
70069-04-4
Molecular Weight:
294.34
Beilstein:
4313301
EC Number:
274-299-3
MDL number:
MFCD00188046
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
PubChem Substance ID:
24864229
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

Assay

95%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.479 (lit.)

bp

150 °C/0.5 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.174 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OCC1COCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO1

InChI

1S/C13H26O7/c14-11-13-12-19-8-7-17-4-3-15-1-2-16-5-6-18-9-10-20-13/h13-14H,1-12H2

InChI key

HFRGASADQCZXHH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

  • Stability Constants of Complexes of Crown Ether Surfactant with Several Kinds of Alkali Metal Cations: This study highlights the interaction of 2-Hydroxymethyl-18-crown-6 with different alkali metals, providing useful data for drug discovery chemists looking at ion transport mechanisms (R Kondo et al., 2023).
  • Direct in situ labeling of target drugs with a fluorophore probe to improve MALDI-MS detection sensitivity in micro-liter plasma: Relevant for material science, this paper discusses the use of 2-Hydroxymethyl-18-crown-6 in enhancing detection sensitivity through mass spectrometry, a crucial technique in material analysis (YS Li, CY Lu, 2019).
  • Design of crown ether based micelles and their anti-tumor properties by perturbing potassium ion homeostasis: This article could be particularly intriguing for drug discovery chemists as it links the design of crown ether-based micelles with potential therapeutic applications (L Pang et al., 2021).
  • Development of effective potassium acetate extractant: Discusses the use of 2-Hydroxymethyl-18-crown-6 in the design of effective ion extractants, relevant for those in academia studying ion exchange processes (M Zakrzewski et al., 2021).

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

closed cup

Flash Point(C)

closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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