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Dioctyl terephthalate

~80%

Synonym(s):

PA-6 Plasticizer adhesive, Bis(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate

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Linear Formula:
C6H4-1,4-[CO2CH2CH(C2H5)(CH2)3CH3]2
CAS Number:
6422-86-2
Molecular Weight:
390.56
EC Number:
229-176-9
MDL number:
MFCD00072256
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
24874313

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 217 °C)

Assay

~80%

composition

Poly(2,2,4-Trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol maleate), ~20%

refractive index

n20/D 1.49 (lit.)

bp

400 °C (lit.)

mp

−48 °C

density

0.986 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCC(CC)COC(=O)c1ccc(cc1)C(=O)OCC(CC)CCCC

InChI

1S/C24H38O4/c1-5-9-11-19(7-3)17-27-23(25)21-13-15-22(16-14-21)24(26)28-18-20(8-4)12-10-6-2/h13-16,19-20H,5-12,17-18H2,1-4H3

InChI key

RWPICVVBGZBXNA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Legal Information

Manufactured by Eastman Chemical Company.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

awg

Flash Point(F)

413.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

212 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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E D Barber et al.
Xenobiotica; the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems, 24(5), 441-450 (1994-05-01)
1. The hydrolysis of di(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate (DEHT) and di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) were studied using rat gut homogenate fractions in vitro. Both isomers were hydrolysed by the intestinal fraction; however, DEHP was hydrolysed to 2-ethylhexanol (2-EH) and mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) in
D C Topping et al.
Toxicology and industrial health, 3(2), 63-78 (1987-06-01)
Groups of five male and five female rats were fed diets containing from 0% to 2.5% di(2-ethylhexyl)terephthalate (DEHT) or 1.2% di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) for 21 days. Feed consumption and body weight gains were collected and, at study termination, animals were examined
E D Barber
Environmental and molecular mutagenesis, 23(3), 228-233 (1994-01-01)
Di(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate (DEHT) is a commercially produced chemical (Kodaflex DOTP) that is used as a general purpose, low-volatility plasticizer for polyvinyl chloride and other polymeric materials. Less than 30 million kilograms of DEHT are produced annually. DEHT is isomeric with
Hyung-Sub Kim et al.
Archives of toxicology, 77(8), 446-451 (2003-06-28)
Exposure of pubertal rats to di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) for 14 days was reported to result in reduced testosterone (T) biosynthesis by altering androstenedione 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17beta-HSD) activity. However, our study indicated that shorter period exposure of DEHP (100 or 1000
U Wirnitzer et al.
Toxicology letters, 205(1), 8-14 (2011-05-28)
Di-2-ethylhexyl-terephtalate (DEHT) is a general purpose plasticizer and a structural isomer to di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) being known for its toxicity. Despite the fact that DEHT is used in quite a number of synthetics for medical device production including equipment for
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