Tribehenin is a chemical compound produced synthetically from glycerol and behenic acid in the form of glyceryl tribehenate or glycerol triester. It occurs as a white powder.
What it is used for and where
Food
Utilizzato come emulsionante alimentare.
Cosmetics
Mainly used as a thickening and emulsifying agent in personal care products. Emulsifiers have the property of directly influencing the stability, sensory properties and surface tension of sunscreens by modulating their filmometric performance.
Use: 0.5% to 10% on oil at high temperature and until melting.
Safety
Has been deemed safe for human health by the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Panel (1).
Typical commercial product characteristics Glyceryl Behenate
| Appearance | White powder |
| Boiling Point | 911.8±32.0 °C at 760 mmHg |
| Melting Point | 83°C |
| Flash Point | 321.6±25.2°C |
| Density | 0.9±0.1 g/cm3 |
| Acid Value | 4 mg KOH/g |
| Residue On Ignition | 0.1% |
| Ashes | 0.1% |
| Iodine | 3 gl2/100g |
| Saponification | 145-165 mg KOH/g |
| Peroxide | 6 meqO2/kg |
| Glycerin | 1.0% |
| Water | 1.0% |
| Nickel | 1 ppm |
| Lead | 10 ppm |
| Arsenic | 2 ppm |
| Palmitic Acid | 3.0% |
| Lignoceric Acid | 3.0% |
| Erucic Acid | 3.0% |
| Behenic Acid | 83.0% |
| Arachidic Acid | 10.0% |
| Monoglycerides | 16.0-22.0% |
| Diglycerides | 40.0-50.0% |
| Triglycerides | 20.0-33.0% |
| PSA | 78.90000 |
| LogP | 31.64 |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.0±0.3 mmHg at 25°C |
| Index of Refraction | 1.467 |
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- Molecular Formula C69H134O6
- Molecular Weight 1059.8
- CAS 18641-57-1
- UNII 8OC9U7TQZ0
- EC Number 242-471-7
- DSSTox Substance ID DTXSID40171900
- IUPAC 2,3-di(docosanoyloxy)propyl docosanoate
- InChI=1S/C69H134O6/c1-4-7-10-13-16-19-22-25-28-31-34-37-40-43-46-49-52-55-58-61-67(70)73-64-66(75-69(72)63-60-57-54-51-48-45-42-39-36-33-30-27-24-21-18-15-12-9-6-3)65-74-68(71)62-59-56-53-50-47-44-41-38-35-32-29-26-23-20-17-14-11-8-5-2/h66H,4-65H2,1-3H3
- InChl Key DMBUODUULYCPAK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
- MDL number MFCD00056274
- PubChem Substance ID
- RXCUI 1426386
- RTECS JR1305000
Synonyms:
- Glyceryl Behenate
- Docosanoic acid, 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester
- Glyceryl tribehenate
- Tridocosanoin
- Tribehenoyl glycerol
