Oleth(e)

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Oleth(s) are the polyoxyethylene ethers of oleyl alcohol an unsaturated monohydric alcohol with the linear formula CH3(CH2)7CH= CH(CH2)7CH2OH (for comparison see: laurethe as polyoxyethylene ether of lauryl alcohol; stearethe as polyoxyethylene ether of stearyl alcohol and others). In the designation of an oleth, a trailing numbering means the average number of linked ethylene oxide units per mol. Oleth -10, for example, the INCI designation for a polyoxyethylene ether with 10 ethylene oxide units per mol.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer