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Dibutyl phthalate

Selectophore™

Synonym(s):

n-Butyl phthalate, DBP, Phthalic acid dibutyl ester

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Linear Formula:
C6H4-1,2-[CO2(CH2)3CH3]2
CAS Number:
84-74-2
Molecular Weight:
278.34
Beilstein:
1914064
EC Number:
201-557-4
MDL number:
MFCD00009441
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
PubChem Substance ID:
329768719
NACRES:
NB.61

grade

for ion-selective electrodes

Quality Level

100

vapor density

9.6 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 147 °C)

product line

Selectophore™

Assay

99.50%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

756 °F

expl. lim.

0.47 %, 236 °F

color

clear

refractive index

n20/D 1.492 (lit.)
n20/D 1.493

bp

340 °C (lit.)

mp

−35 °C (lit.)

density

1.043 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCOC(=O)c1ccccc1C(=O)OCCCC

InChI

1S/C16H22O4/c1-3-5-11-19-15(17)13-9-7-8-10-14(13)16(18)20-12-6-4-2/h7-10H,3-6,11-12H2,1-2H3

InChI key

DOIRQSBPFJWKBE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) belongs to phthalate group, and is a dialkyl or aryl/alkyl diesters of phthalic acid. It is mostly used as additive in cosmetics and skin care products. Generally, phthalate esters are hydrophobic compounds which displays strong potential for adsorption.
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Application

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

Legal Information

Selectophore is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Pictograms

Health hazardEnvironment
GHS08,GHS09

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H360FD,H410

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

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

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

367.7 °F - open cup

Flash Point(C)

186.5 °C - open cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCBG7560V
BCBD6215V
1430754
421732/1
1076290

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Systemic uptake of diethyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, and butyl paraben following whole-body topical application and reproductive and thyroid hormone levels in humans.
Janjua NR
Environmental Science & Technology, 41(15), 5564-5570 (2007)
Caterina S Wondergem et al.
Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry, 21(7), 625-632 (2020-01-26)
Synthesis methods to prepare lower transition metal catalysts and specifically Ni for Shell-Isolated Nanoparticle-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SHINERS) are explored. Impregnation, colloidal deposition, and spark ablation have been investigated as suitable synthesis routes to prepare SHINERS-active Ni/Au@SiO2 catalyst/Shell-Isolated Nanoparticles (SHINs). Ni
The promoter of the human sodium/iodide symporter responds to certain phthalate plasticisers.
Breous E, Wenzel A, Loos U.
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 244(1-2), 75-78 (2005)
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)
Human biological monitoring of diisononyl phthalate and diisodecyl phthalate: a review.
Saravanabhavan G, Murray J.
Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 1-11 (2012)
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