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Stearic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester

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Synonym(s):
NHS protected stearate, NHS-octadecanoic acid, Octadecanoic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H39NO4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
381.55
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

form

solid

Quality Level

mp

71-76 °C

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)ON1C(=O)CCC1=O

InChI

1S/C22H39NO4/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-22(26)27-23-20(24)18-19-21(23)25/h2-19H2,1H3

InChI key

ZERWDZDNDJBYKA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Stearic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester is an N-Hydroxysuccinimide ester of fatty acid. They are used in the synthesis of N-acyl amino acids and fatty acyl CoA. They are also used in the direct N-acylation of sphingenine or sphinganine thus leading to the formation of ceramides.

Application

Used in the synthesis of ceramides and in the hydrophobication of amines.

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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