Shellac

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Shellac
• CAS No.: 9000-59-3
• Molecular Formula: Unspecified
• Molecular Weight: 0
• Hs Code.: 1301900190
• European Community (EC) Number: 232-549-9
• Wikipedia: Shellac
• Wikidata: Q429659
• NCI Thesaurus Code: C66001
• RXCUI: 1368898
• Mol file: 9000-59-3.mol

Synonyms:Lacs;BS50;BS 50 (shellac);CS (shellac);Certified R 49;Citrus gleam;Confectioner's Dewaxed White Lac Glaze;Crolla CL 10;Drack BS 30;E 904;Fresh-Cote 214;GBN;GBN-D;GN;GSN;Gum lac;KSD (shellac);Kiree;LB 51;Lac Glaze 20E;Lac Glaze 25E;Lac Glaze 32E;Lac Glaze 32E-N;Lac Glaze 50E;Lac resin;Laccoat 30EA;Laccoat 5020;Laccoat 50EDS;Laccoat EDS;Lemon 1;Mantrolac R 49;Mantrollac R 49;Molumba;NSC;NST;NST 2;Opaglos;PN-M 60;PNP 40A;Pacrite Apple Wax 55;Pearl L 811;Resins, lac or shellac;SA25 (coating);SAM 25;SB 25;SM 25;SM 25 (shellac);Shellac GBN-D;Shellac GSN;Shellac ST 25;Sticklac;Z-GBN;

Chemical Property of Shellac

Chemical Property:

• Appearance/Colour: solid
• Melting Point: 115-120°
• PSA: 0.00000
• Density: 1.035-1.140
• LogP: 0.00000
• Storage Temp.: 2-8°C
• Solubility.: Practically insoluble in water, gives a more or less opalescent solution (wax containing shellac and bleached shellac) or a clear solution (dewaxed shellac and bleached, dewaxed shellac) in anhydrous ethanol. When warmed it is sparingly soluble or soluble in alkaline solutions.
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 8
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 11
• Rotatable Bond Count: 17
• Exact Mass: 586.33531241
• Heavy Atom Count: 41
• Complexity: 773

Purity/Quality:

Shellac ^*data from reagent suppliers

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MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Total 1 MSDS from other Authors

Useful:

• Chemical Classes: UVCB,Plastics & Rubber -> Polymers
• Canonical SMILES: CC1(C2CCC(C23CC1C(=CC3O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O)CO.C(CCCC(C(CCCCCO)O)O)CCCC(=O)O
• Isomeric SMILES: C[C@]1([C@H]2CC3(C1CC[C@H]3C(=O)O)[C@H](C=C2C(=O)O)O)CO.C(CCCC(C(CCCCCO)O)O)CCCC(=O)O
• Uses: Chiefly in lacquers and varnishes; also in manufacture of buttons, grinding wheels, sealing wax, cements, inks, phonograph records, paper; for stiffening hats; in electrical machines; coating confections and medicinal tablets; finishing leather. Shellac is used in the preparation of cosmetic products such as mascara and acrylic nail products. It is also used in the formulation of aqueous-core capsules for riboflavin release.