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Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

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Synonym(s):

DEHP, Phthalic acid bis(2-ethylhexyl ester), ‘Dioctyl’ phthalate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H38O4
CAS Number:
117-81-7
Molecular Weight:
390.56
Beilstein:
1890696
EC Number:
204-211-0
MDL number:
MFCD00009493
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
PubChem Substance ID:
329768715
NACRES:
NB.61

grade

for ion-selective electrodes

Quality Level

200

product line

Selectophore™

form

viscous liquid (clear)

bp

386 °C (lit.)

density

0.985 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCC(CC)COC(=O)c1ccccc1C(=O)OCC(CC)CCCC

InChI

1S/C24H38O4/c1-5-9-13-19(7-3)17-27-23(25)21-15-11-12-16-22(21)24(26)28-18-20(8-4)14-10-6-2/h11-12,15-16,19-20H,5-10,13-14,17-18H2,1-4H3

InChI key

BJQHLKABXJIVAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), is a phthalate ester which is a dialkyl or aryl/alkyl diesters of phthalic acid. It is mostly used as additives for imparting flexibility to polymers in plastics technology. Generally, phthalate ester are hydrophobic compounds which displays strong potential for adsorption.
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Application

DEHP may be used as plasticisers in studying the transcriptional activity of human sodium/iodide symporter.

Legal Information

Selectophore is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H360FD

Hazard Classifications

Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

392.0 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Flash Point(C)

200 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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BCCH1049
BCCG4508
BCCD6398
BCBW7593

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Oral toxicity of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate during pregnancy and suckling in the Long-Evans rat.
Arcadi FA
Food And Chemical Toxicology, 36(11), 963-970 (1998)
Removal of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate at a sewage treatment plant.
Marttinen SK
Water Research, 37(6), 1385-1393 (2003)
Océane Albert et al.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, 164(1), 129-141 (2018-06-27)
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), a widely used plasticizer, is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant and may act as an endocrine disruptor. Early life exposures to DEHP may result in anti-androgenic effects, impairing the development of the male reproductive tract. However, data on
Biodegradation of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in a soil slurry-sequencing batch reactor.
Juneson, Christopher, Owen P. Ward, and Ajay Singh.
Process. Biochem., 37.3, 305-313 (2001)
Mariana Di Lorenzo et al.
Current research in toxicology, 1, 5-11 (2020-03-10)
Fetal exposure to certain phthalate esters can disrupt testis development in rodents and lead to male reproductive disorders, but with a causal link less certain in humans. Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is one of the most common phthalates found in the
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