Pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether
# Pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether

Within chemical compound surfactants, Pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether (C12E5) is a nonionic surfactant. It is formed by the ethoxylation chemical reaction of dodecanol (lauryl alcohol) to give a material with 5 repeat units of ethylene glycol.

## Multilamellar vesicle formation

Within the study of biological membranes and cell biology, for vesicle formation, the lamellar phase at 40wt% solution of C12E5 (Pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether) dissolved in $D_2O$ form multilamellar vesicles under shear rate.

