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Diethyl phthalate

Technipur^®, for synthesis

• Synonym(s): Diethyl benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate, Ethyl phthalate, Phthalic acid diethyl ester
• Linear Formula: C₆H₄-1,2-(CO₂C₂H₅)₂
• CAS Number: 84-66-2
• Molecular Weight: 222.24
• Beilstein: 1912500
• MDL number: MFCD00009111
• UNSPSC Code: 12352108
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• grade: for synthesis
• Quality Level: 200
• vapor density: 7.66 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 0.002 hPa ( 20 °C); 1 mmHg ( 100 °C)
• autoignition temp.: 854 °F
• expl. lim.: 0.75 %, 187 °F
• refractive index: n20/D 1.502 (lit.)
• pH: 7-8 (20 °C in H₂O)
• bp: 298-299 °C (lit.)
• mp: -60 °C; −3 °C (lit.)
• density: 1.12 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: CCOC(=O)c1ccccc1C(=O)OCC
• InChI: 1S/C12H14O4/c1-3-15-11(13)9-7-5-6-8-10(9)12(14)16-4-2/h5-8H,3-4H2,1-2H3
• InChI key: FLKPEMZONWLCSK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

Diethyl phthalate (DEP) is a phthalic anhydride ester (PAE) that can be used as a solvent in cosmetics and as a plasticizer in chemical industries. This synthetic material is widely used as a plastic additive to improve the mechanical properties, transparency, durability, longevity, and flexibility of plastics. DEP can also be used in a variety of consumer products like plastic packaging films and as a fragrance solvent, a surface lubricant in food and pharmaceutical packaging, mosquito repellents and automobile parts.

Legal Information

Technipur is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 10 - Combustible liquids
• WGK: WGK 2
• Flash Point(F): 338.0 °F - closed cup
• Flash Point(C): 170 °C - closed cup