Title:  Diamyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate 
CAS Registry Number:  922-80-5 
CAS Name:  Sulfobutanedioic acid 1,4-dipentyl ester sodium salt 
Additional Names:  sulfosuccinic acid dipentyl ester sodium salt 
Trademarks:  Aerosol AY;  Alphasol AY 
Molecular Formula:  C14H25NaO7S 
Molecular Weight:  360.40 
Percent Composition:  C 46.66%, H 6.99%, Na 6.38%, O 31.08%, S 8.90% 
Literature References:  The amyl or 1-methylbutyl diester of the monosodium salt of sulfosuccinic acid or a mixture of both.  Wetting agent prepd by the action of the appropriate alcohols on maleic anhydride followed by addtion of sodium bisulfite:  Jaeger, US 2028091 and US 2176423 (1936, 1939 to Am. Cyanamid). 
Properties:  Available as a mixture of white, hard pellets and powder.  Soly in water at 25° = 392 g/liter; at 70° = 502 g/liter.  Maximum concn of electrolyte soln in which 1% of the wetting agent is sol:  3% NaCl; 2-4% NH4Cl (turbid); 3-6% (NH4)2HPO4 (turbid); 4% NaNO3 (slightly turbid); 15% Na2SO4 (very slightly turbid).  Also sol in pine oil, oleic acid, acetone, hot kerosene, carbon tetrachloride, glycerol, hot olive oil; insol in liq petrolatum.  Surface tension in water:  0.001% = 69.4 dyn/cm; 0.02% = 68.3 dyn/cm; 0.1% = 50.2 dyn/cm; 0.25% = 41.6 dyn/cm; 1% = 29.2 dyn/cm.  Interfacial tension 1% in water vs. liquid petrolatum:  5 seconds = 7.55 dyn/cm; 30 seconds = 7.37 dyn/cm; 15 minutes = 7.03 dyn/cm.  Interfacial tension 0.1% in water vs. liquid petrolatum:  5 seconds = 29.5 dyn/cm; 30 seconds = 28.6 dyn/cm; 15 minutes = 27.5 dyn/cm.  Stable in acid and neutral solns, hydrolyzes in alkaline solns. 
Use:  As emulsifier in emulsion polymerization and as a wetting agent.   |