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Sigma-Aldrich

Glyceryl trioctanoate

≥95% (GC)

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Synonym(s):
1,2,3-Tricapryloylglycerol, 1,2,3-Trioctanoylglycerol, Glycerol tricaprylate, Glycerol trioctanoate, Glyceryl tricaprylate, Tricaprylin, Trioctanoin
Linear Formula:
[CH3(CH2)6COOCH2]2CHOCO(CH2)6CH3
CAS Number:
538-23-8
Molecular Weight:
470.68
Beilstein:
1717202
EC Number:
208-686-5
MDL number:
MFCD00036236
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
24900584
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

vegetable oil ( (coconut and palm kernel oils))

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥95% (GC)

form

liquid

bp

233 °C/1 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.956 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester

lipid type

neutral glycerides

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C27H50O6/c1-4-7-10-13-16-19-25(28)31-22-24(33-27(30)21-18-15-12-9-6-3)23-32-26(29)20-17-14-11-8-5-2/h24H,4-23H2,1-3H3

InChI key

VLPFTAMPNXLGLX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Glyceryl trioctanoate has been used:
  • as a solvent for quercetin dihydrate and used to study its healing effect on full thickness epidermal burn wound in Wistar
  • in the preparation of homogenous solution of silver complexes with different ligands to study its healing effect in a Wistar rat model of full-thickness burn
  • in the preparation of oil-water emulsions

Biochem/physiol Actions

Glyceryl trioctanoate might serve as a skin softening agent. It possesses caprylic acid as the aliphatic chain.

WGK

awg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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