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D201154

Dioctyl phthalate

≥99.5%

Synonym(s):

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, DEHP, DOP, Phthalic acid bis(2-ethylhexyl ester)

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Linear Formula:
C6H4-1,2-[CO2CH2CH(C2H5)(CH2)3CH3]2
CAS Number:
117-81-7
Molecular Weight:
390.56
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24893594
EC Number:
204-211-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1890696
MDL number:
MFCD00009493

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Product Name

Dioctyl phthalate, ≥99.5%

Quality Level

200

InChI key

BJQHLKABXJIVAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C24H38O4/c1-5-9-13-19(7-3)17-27-23(25)21-15-11-12-16-22(21)24(26)28-18-20(8-4)14-10-6-2/h11-12,15-16,19-20H,5-10,13-14,17-18H2,1-4H3

SMILES string

CCCCC(CC)COC(=O)c1ccccc1C(=O)OCC(CC)CCCC

vapor density

>16 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1.2 mmHg ( 93 °C)

assay

≥99.5%

form

oil

autoignition temp.

734 °F

impurities

≤0.05% water (Karl Fischer)

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n25/D 1.483-1.487
n20/D 1.486 (lit.)

bp

384 °C (lit.)

mp

−50 °C (lit.)

density

0.985-0.987 g/mL at 20 °C
0.985 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

suitability

suitable for acidity (

<=0.003%as phthalic acid

)

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Application

Dioctyl phthalate is a non-volatile solvent mainly used as a plasticizer for polymers such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene (PS) and polyisoprene (PI).

pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H360FD

Hazard Classifications

Repr. 1B

Storage Class

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

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

404.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

207 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Shear effects on solvated block copolymer lamellae: Polystyrene-polyisoprene in dioctyl phthalate.
Balsara NP
Physical Review Letters, 72(3), 360-360 (1994)
Dynamic mechanical behavior of the dioctyl phthalate plasticized polyvinyl chloride?epoxidized soya bean oil.
Semsarzadeh MA
European Polymer Journal, 38(2), 351-358 (2002)
Zhi-Ping Du et al.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 394, 114960-114960 (2020-03-24)
During pregnancy, fetal thyroid hormones (THs) are dependent on maternal placental transport and their physiological level is crucial for normal fetal neurodevelopment. Earlier research has shown that Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) disrupts thyroid function and THs homeostasis in pregnant women and
Mohammad Mahdi Najafpour et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 43(34), 13122-13135 (2014-07-22)
Eighteen Mn complexes with N-donor and carboxylate ligands have been synthesized and characterized. Three Mn complexes among them are new and are reported for the first time. The reactions of oxygen evolution in the presence of oxone (2KHSO5·KHSO4·K2SO4) and cerium(iv)
Antía Lestido-Cardama et al.
Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 9(8) (2020-08-06)
Food packaging has received special attention from the food safety standpoint since it could be a potential source of contamination through the migration of chemical substances from the packaging material into food. The assessment of the exposure through the diet
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