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2-Ethylhexyl salicylate

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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Product Name

2-Ethylhexyl salicylate, 99%

InChI key

FMRHJJZUHUTGKE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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

SMILES string

CCCCC(CC)COC(=O)c1ccccc1O

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.)

Quality Level

100

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Application

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

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.

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Environment
GHS09

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Warning

hcodes

H410

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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MKCW8154
0000271176

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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)
A pendant peptide endows a sunscreen with water-resistance.
Ellison AJ and Raines RT
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 16(39), 7139-7142 (2018)
M McVean et al.
Carcinogenesis, 18(8), 1617-1622 (1997-08-01)
Ultraviolet B (UVB, 290-320 nm) exposure results in a variety of cellular insults including induction of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers in DNA. Accumulation of these lesions can lead to mutations in critical genes and contribute to the development of nonmelanoma skin
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
Beatriz Albero et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1248, 9-17 (2012-06-12)
The determination of organic contaminants in soil is a real challenge due to the large number of these compounds with quite different physico-chemical properties. In the present work, an analytical method was developed for the simultaneous determination in soil of
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