Molecule ID: 94543

IUPAC Name: 2-(4-octylphenoxy)ethanol

Description: The molecule is a poly(ether) macromolecule that is polyethylene glycol in which one of the terminal hydroxy groups has been converted to the corresponding p-octylphenyl ether. A nonionic, non-denaturing detergent, it is used for solubilising membrane proteins during isolation of membrane-protein complexes. n ~ 8. It has a role as a detergent. It is an aromatic ether, a poly(ethylene glycol) derivative and a hydroxypolyether. It derives from a 4-octylphenol.

SMILES: CCCCCCCCc1ccc(OCCO)cc1

SELFIES: [C][C][C][C][C][C][C][C][C][=C][C][=C][Branch1][Branch1][O][C][C][O][C][=C][Ring1][#Branch2]

InChI: InChI=1S/C16H26O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-15-9-11-16(12-10-15)18-14-13-17/h9-12,17H,2-8,13-14H2,1H3

Molecular Properties:
- Polar Surface Area: 29.5 Ų
- LogP: 5.0