3120. Diethylene Glycol Monolaurate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 141-20-8
Dodecanoic acid 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl ester; diethylene glycol laurate; diglycol laurate; Glaurin.
C16H32O4; mol wt 288.42.
C 66.63%, H 11.18%, O 22.19%.

Description and references

Prepared by controlled esterification of diethylene glycol with lauric acid.

Chemical structure

Properties

Oily liq. d425 0.9572; d2020 0.963-0.968. mp 17-18°. bp ≈270° (some dec). May be heated to 250° without decompn. Practically insol in water. Sol in methanol, ethanol, benzene, toluene, chlorinated hydrocarbons, acetone, ethyl acetate, cottonseed oil. Slightly sol in petr naphtha.

Use

Dispersing agent, emulsifier, plasticizer.