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Substance Name: Docusate potassium [USAN:USP]
RN: 7491-09-0
UNII: CIK9F54ZHR
InChIKey: CACRHRQTJDKAPJ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Note
- All-purpose surfactant, wetting agent, and solubilizer used in the drug, cosmetics, and food industries. It has also been used in laxatives and as cerumenolytics. It is usually administered as either the calcium, potassium, or sodium salt.
Molecular Formulas
- C20-H37-K-O7-S
- C20-H38-O7-S.K
Molecular Weight
- 460.6693
Classification Codes
- Stool Softener
- Surface-Active Agents
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Names and Synonyms
Name of Substance
- Docusate potassium [USAN:USP]
Synonyms
- Dioctyl potassium sulfosuccinate
- Dioctylkaliumsulfosuccinat
- Docusat kalium
- Docusate potassium
- EC 231-308-5
- EINECS 231-308-5
- Potassium 1,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate
- Rectalad Enema
- UNII-CIK9F54ZHR
Systematic Names
- Butanedioic acid, sulfo-, 1,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester, potassium salt
- Potassium 1,2-bis(2-ethylhexyloxycarbonyl)ethanesulphonate
Registry Numbers
CAS Registry Number
- 7491-09-0
FDA UNII
- CIK9F54ZHR
System Generated Number
- 0007491090
Molecular Formulas
Molecular Formulas
- C20-H37-K-O7-S
- C20-H38-O7-S.K
Molecular Formula Fragments
- C20-H38-O7-S
- COMPONENT
- K