
Glycol monostearate
Polyoxyl 40 stearate is an octadecanoate ester composed of repeating 8-40 ethyleneoxy units. It is an ingredient used in cosmetics and beauty products primarily as a surfactant and emulsifier. It has a role as a nonionic surfactant, an emulsifier and a food emulsifier. It is a hydroxypolyether and an octadecanoate ester. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2-hydroxyethyl octadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C20H40O3
- Molecular weight
- 328.5 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 328.29774513 Da
- XLogP3
- 7.8
- Topological polar surface area
- 46.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:167626
- ChEBI:CHEBI:32027
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL2355383
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID5026881
- PubMed:18717575
- PubMed:1680169
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