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2-Ethylhexyl salicylate

Name: 2-Ethylhexyl salicylate
Brand: ALDRICH

99%

Synonym(s):

Octisalate, Octyl salicylate

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Linear Formula:

(HO)C₆H₄CO₂CH₂CH(C₂H₅)(CH₂)₃CH₃

CAS Number:

118-60-5

Molecular Weight:

250.33

UNSPSC Code:

12162002

NACRES:

NA.23

PubChem Substance ID:

24867367

EC Number:

204-263-4

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

2730664

MDL number:

MFCD00053300

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Properties

Quality Level

100

assay

99%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.502 (lit.)

bp

189-190 °C/21 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.014 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCC(CC)COC(=O)c1ccccc1O

InChI

1S/C15H22O3/c1-3-5-8-12(4-2)11-18-15(17)13-9-6-7-10-14(13)16/h6-7,9-10,12,16H,3-5,8,11H2,1-2H3

InChI key

FMRHJJZUHUTGKE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

2-Ethylhexyl salicylate(EHS) is an organic ultraviolet(UV) absorber that can be used as a photostable ingredient in cosmetic formulations. It shows an absorption spectra in the range of 280-320 nm in the UV region.

Application

EHS is a salicylic ester which can be used as an UV filter in sunscreen based creams.

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pictograms

GHS09

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Warning

hcodes

H410

pcodes

P273 - P391 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 1

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

323.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

162 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)

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A pendant peptide endows a sunscreen with water-resistance.

Ellison AJ and Raines RT

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 16(39), 7139-7142 (2018)

Optical and electron paramagnetic resonance studies of the excited triplet states of UV-B absorbers: 2-ethylhexyl salicylate and homomenthyl salicylate.

Sugiyama K, et al.

Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences : Official Journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology, 14(9), 1651-1659 (2015)

Percutaneous penetration of octyl salicylate from representative sunscreen formulations through human skin in vitro.

K A Walters et al.

Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 35(12), 1219-1225 (1998-02-04)

The human skin penetration of [14C]octyl salicylate from two representative sunscreen vehicles was determined in vitro. 3H-sucrose was incorporated into all formulations and provided a marker for membrane integrity. When applied as a finite dose in an oil-in-water emulsion vehicle

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SKU	GTIN
437379-100ML	04061832118727