Synonym:   
		2,6-Di-O-methyl-β-cyclodextrin,
		
	
		Dimethyl β-cyclodextrin
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CAS Number  51166-71-3 
			 
		
	
		         	
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation)  C56H98O35 
			 
		
	
	
		         		
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Molecular Weight  1331.36 
			 
		
	
	
		
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 Beilstein Registry Number  1679144 
			 
		
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 MDL number  MFCD00011616 
			 
		
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 PubChem Substance ID  57649911
 
			 
Properties:
    
    
    
	  
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					Analytical Reagents, 
					
						
				
				
				
				
				
				
			
				 
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					Capillary Electrophoresis, 
					
						
				
				
				
				
				
				
			
				 
					Chelation/Complexation Compounds, 
					
						
				
				
				
				
				
				
			
				 
					Chemical Synthesis, 
					
				
					
				
			
		
		
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        		InChI Key
				
		   
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        QGKBSGBYSPTPKJ-UZMKXNTCSA-N
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        		assay
				
		   
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        ≥98.0% (TLC)
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        		optical activity
				
		   
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        [α]20/D +158±3°, c = 10% in H2O
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        		impurities
				
		   
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        ≤3% water
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Description:
        		Other Notes
				
				
		  	
        
        
        
        Complexes are more soluble in aqueous solution than the corresponding complexes of β-cyclodextrin; Stimulation of fatty acid synthesis
        
    
	    
         
        		Packaging
				
				
		  	
        
        
        
        1 g in glass bottle
        
    
	    
         
        		Application
				
				
		  	
        
        
        
        Reactant involved in:
• Physicochemical studies of inclusion complexes
• Probing diffusion and single molecule interactions with reconstituted membrane proteins
• Interactions with micelles causing micellar rupture
• Studying cellular transport, used as a cell penetration enhancer
• Physicochemical and biopharmaceutical improvement of drugs particularly with solubilization and stability
• Interactions with cholesterol
        
Safety:
	  
		
         Personal Protective Equipment 
        
        
         Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US), type P1 (EN143) respirator filter
        
		 
    
 
 	   
	  
		
         RIDADR 
        
        
         NONH for all modes of transport