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Home/Compounds/Industrial Chemical/Sorbitan monolaurate
C18H34O6
346.5 g/mol
Industrial Chemical

Sorbitan monolaurate

CAS1338-39-2EC215-663-3
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
emulsifier and surfactant

Sorbitan monolaurate is a small molecule surfactant commonly used as an emulsifier and surfactant in industrial applications. It consists of a sorbitan ring esterified with lauric acid, giving it both hydrophilic and lipophilic properties that enable it to stabilize mixtures of oil and water.

emulsifier in food and industrial productslubricating agentanti-static agent

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Related Compounds

StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00

Sorbitan monostearate

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emulsifier and stabilizer in foods

StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00

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Emulsifier and surfactant

StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 0.87

Sorbitan monooleate

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Nonionic surfactant emulsifier

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liquid crystal intermediate

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intermediate for dyes and pigments

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for Sorbitan monolaurate (CAS 1338-39-2) is 2932.19.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2932.19

EU CN code (8-digit)

2932 19 00

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

[(2R)-2-[(2R,3R,4S)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]-2-hydroxyethyl] dodecanoate

InChIKey

LWZFANDGMFTDAV-BURFUSLBSA-N

SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H]([C@@H]1[C@@H]([C@H](CO1)O)O)O

Synonyms (52)
  • E-493
  • Laurate de sorbitan [INN-French]
  • Laurato de sorbitano [INN-Spanish]
  • Sorbitani lauras [INN-Latin]
  • Alkamuls S 20
  • Alkamuls SML
  • Anhydrosorbitol monolaurate
  • Arlacel 20
  • Armotan ML
  • Atmer 100
  • Dehymuls SML
  • Disponil SML 100
  • Emasol 110
  • Emasol L 10
  • Emasol L 10(F)
  • Emasol Super L 10(F)
  • Emsorb 2515
  • Glycomul L
  • Glycomul LC
  • INS NO.493
  • Ionet S 20
  • Kemotan S 20
  • L 250 (ester)
  • Laurate de sorbitan
  • Laurato de sorbitan
  • Laurato de sorbitano
  • Lauric acid sorbitan ester
  • Lonzest SML
  • ML 33F
  • Montane 20
  • Nissan Nonion LP 20R
  • Nonion LP 20R
  • Nonion LR 20R
  • Radiasurf 7125
  • Rheodol SP-L 10
  • Rheodol Super SP-L 10
  • SORBITAN LAURATE [MART.]
  • SP-L 10
  • Sorbitan laurate
  • Sorbitan monolaurate
  • Sorbitan, monododecanoate
  • Sorbitani lauras
  • Sorbon S 20
  • Sorgen 90
  • Texnol SPT
  • Value SP 20

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