Structured Summary
Abstract
An alkyl polyglycol ether of LAURYL ALCOHOL, chemically defined as an alcohol ethoxylate having an average alkyl chain of 12–14 carbon atoms, and an ethylene oxide chain of 9 ethylene oxide units. It is used as a detergent, and medically as a local anesthetic, and as a sclerosing agent for the treatment of ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES and VARICOSE VEINS.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C30H62O10
- Molecular Weight
- 582.8 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 3055-99-0
- IUPAC Name
- 2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-[2-(2-dodecoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethoxy]ethanol
- InChIKey
- ONJQDTZCDSESIW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO
- MeSH Unique ID
- D000077423
- Source
- PubChem CID 656641
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Synonyms
61 entry terms
- Laureth 9
- Laureth-9
- Polidocanols
- Aethoxysclerol
- Aethoxysklerol
- Aetoxisclerol
- Atossisclerol
- Atoxysclerol
- Brij 30
- Brij-30
- Dodecyl Ethyleneglycol Monoether
- Ethoxysclerol
- Hydroxypolyethoxydodecane
- Laureth
- Laureth-1
- Laureth-4
- Laureth-7
- Lauromacrogol
- Lauromacrogol 400
- Lauromacrogols
- Lubrol 12A9
- Lubrol-PX
- Nonaethylene Glycol Monododecyl Ether
- Nonaethyleneglycol Monododecyl Ether
- Polyethylene Glycol Monododecyl Ether
- Polyethylene Glycol-7-lauryl Ether
- Polyoxyethylene 9-lauryl Ether
- Polyoxyethylene Lauryl Ether
- Polyoxyethylene(4) Lauryl Ether
- Polyoxyethylene-4-dodecyl Ether
- Polyoxyethylenedodecyl Ether
- Tetraethylene Glycol Dodecyl Ether
- Tetraethyleneglycol Lauryl Ether
- Thesit
- alpha-Dodecyl-omega-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2ethanediyl)
- Brij30
- Dodecyl Ethyleneglycol Monoethers
- Ether, Nonaethyleneglycol Monododecyl
- Ether, Polyethylene Glycol-7-lauryl
- Ether, Polyoxyethylene 9-lauryl
- Ether, Polyoxyethylene Lauryl
- Ether, Polyoxyethylene-4-dodecyl
- Ether, Tetraethyleneglycol Lauryl
- Ethyleneglycol Monoether, Dodecyl
- Laureth 1
- Laureth 4
- Laureth 7
- Laureths
- Lauryl Ether, Tetraethyleneglycol
- Lubrol PX
- Monododecyl Ether, Nonaethyleneglycol
- Monoether, Dodecyl Ethyleneglycol
- Nonaethyleneglycol Monododecyl Ethers
- Polyethylene Glycol 7 lauryl Ether
- Polyethylene Glycol-7-lauryl Ethers
- Polyoxyethylene 4 dodecyl Ether
- Polyoxyethylene 9 lauryl Ether
- Polyoxyethylene 9-lauryl Ethers
- Polyoxyethylene Lauryl Ethers
- Polyoxyethylenedodecyl Ethers
- Tetraethyleneglycol Lauryl Ethers
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18 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.
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History Note
2019 (1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Polidocanol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000077423. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000077423
- Polidocanol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polidocanol
- Polidocanol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q377036
- Polidocanol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 656641. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/656641