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Cat Number: API8050815-200

Simethicone(200)

CAS Number

8050-81-5

Description

Simethicone is an orally active defoamer. Simethicone reduces the surface tension of air bubbles in the gastrointestinal tract, causing them to be expelled by vomiting, exhalation or absorption into the bloodstream. Simethicone has potential applications in flatulence and colic.

MolecularWeight

238.461

MolecularFormula

C6H18O4Si3

Appearance

Liquid

Solubility

Practically insoluble in water, very slightly soluble or practically insoluble in anhydrous ethanol, practically insoluble in methanol, partly miscible with ethyl acetate, with methylene chloride, with methyl ethyl ketone and with toluene.

Storage

Store at 4℃

BoilingPoint

96.5ºC at 760 mmHg

Density

1 g/mL at 20ºC

RefractiveIndex

1.406

FlashPoint

6.3ºC

VapourPressure

5 mm Hg ( 20 ℃)