Product Name

  • Name

    Span 20

  • EINECS 215-663-3
  • CAS No. 1338-39-2
  • Density 1.123 g/cm3
  • Solubility Soluble in 2-ethoxyethanol, ethanol and methanol. Not miscible or difficult to mix in water.
  • Melting Point
  • Formula C18H34O6
  • Boiling Point 516.1 °C at 760 mmHg
  • Molecular Weight 346.52
  • Flash Point 176.9 °C
  • Transport Information
  • Appearance light yellow viscous liquid
  • Safety 24/25
  • Risk Codes
  • Molecular Structure Molecular Structure of 1338-39-2 (Span 20)
  • Hazard Symbols
  • Synonyms Armotan ML;Emasol Super L 10F;Glycomul LC;Texnol SPT;Emasol 110;NRF 201;Atmer 100;L 250 (ester);Dehymuls SML;Montane 20;Nikkol SL 10;Kemotan S 20;Alkamuls SML;Rheodol SP-L 10;Nonion LR 20R;Nissan Nonion LP 20R;Emasol L 10;Span S-20;Sorbitanmonolaurate;Sorbitan laurate;
  • PSA 96.22000
  • LogP 1.93200

Span 20 Consensus Reports

Reported in EPA TSCA Inventory.

Span 20 Specification

The Span 20 is an organic compound with the formula C18H34O6. The IUPAC name of this chemical is [(2R)-2-[(3R,4S)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]-2-hydroxyethyl] dodecanoate. With the CAS registry number 1338-39-2, it is also named as 1,4-Anhydro-6-O-dodecanoyl-D-glucitol. The product's categories are Ester Type (Surfactants); Functional Materials; Nonionic Surfactants; Surfactants; Cosmetic Ingredients & Chemicals. Besides, it should be stored in a closed cool and dry place. It is mainly used in cosmetics, pharmaceutical, textile industry, for water in oil emulsifier, wetting agents and lubricants for machinery.Span type materials are artificial esters of the common fatty acids & hexitol anhydrides derived from sorbitol.

Physical properties about Span 20 are:
 (1)ACD/LogP: 4.47; (2)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 4.47; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 4.47; (4)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1467.25; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1467.25; (6)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 6429.57; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 6429.55; (8)#H bond acceptors: 6; (9)#H bond donors: 3; (10)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 17; (11)Polar Surface Area: 96.22 Å2; (12)Index of Refraction: 1.504; (13)Molar Refractivity: 91.36 cm3; (14)Molar Volume: 308.4 cm3; (15)Polarizability: 36.22×10-24cm3; (16)Surface Tension: 47.6 dyne/cm; (17)Density: 1.123 g/cm3; (18)Flash Point: 176.9 °C; (19)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 90.71 kJ/mol; (20)Boiling Point: 516.1 °C at 760 mmHg; (21)Vapour Pressure: 8.23E-13 mmHg at 25°C.

Preparation of Span 20:
this chemical can be prepared by sorbitol.


You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1)SMILES: O[C@H](COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCC)C1OC[C@H](O)[C@H]1O
(2)InChI: InChI=1/C18H34O6/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-16(21)23-13-15(20)18-17(22)14(19)12-24-18/h14-15,17-20,22H,2-13H2,1H3/t14-,15+,17+,18?/m0/s1
(3)InChIKey: LWZFANDGMFTDAV-URHIDPGUBX
(4)Std. InChI: InChI=1S/C18H34O6/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-16(21)23-13-15(20)18-17(22)14(19)12-24-18/h14-15,17-20,22H,2-13H2,1H3/t14-,15+,17+,18?/m0/s1
(5)Std. InChIKey: LWZFANDGMFTDAV-URHIDPGUSA-N.

The toxicity data of Span 20 is as follows:

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
rat LD50 oral 33600mg/kg (33600mg/kg)   Journal of the American College of Toxicology. Vol. 4(3), Pg. 65, 1985.

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