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Dipropyl phthalate

PESTANAL®, analytical standard

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Linear Formula:
C6H4-1,2-(CO2CH2CH2CH3)2
CAS Number:
131-16-8
Molecular Weight:
250.29
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329756839
EC Number:
205-015-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2332522
MDL number:
MFCD00009371

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Product Name

Dipropyl phthalate, PESTANAL®, analytical standard

InChI key

MQHNKCZKNAJROC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C14H18O4/c1-3-9-17-13(15)11-7-5-6-8-12(11)14(16)18-10-4-2/h5-8H,3-4,9-10H2,1-2H3

SMILES string

CCCOC(=O)c1ccccc1C(=O)OCCC

grade

analytical standard

product line

PESTANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.497 (lit.)

bp

317.5 °C (lit.)

density

1.078 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

agriculture
cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

Quality Level

100

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Application

Dipropyl phthalate may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in cosmetic and plastic products using different chromatography techniques.
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General description

Dipropyl phthalate is a low-toxic, broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent belonging to the group of phthalates and is extensively used as a preservative in cosmetic industry.

Legal Information

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

pictograms

Health hazardEnvironment
GHS08,GHS09

signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Repr. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

228.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

109 °C - closed cup

ppe

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

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BCCH5488
BCBW2180
BCBS1199V

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Simultaneous screening and determination eight phthalates in plastic products for food use by sonication-assisted extraction/GC-MS methods
Shen Y-H
Talanta, 66(3), 734-739 (2005)
Takashi Maruyama et al.
Microbiology and immunology, 51(3), 321-326 (2007-03-24)
Phthalate esters with short alkyl chains, such as di-ethyl (DEP), di-n-propyl (DPP), and di-butyl phthalate (DBP), have adjuvant effects on an FITC-induced contact hypersensitivity mouse model. The adjuvant effects of DPP and DBP are associated with enhanced trafficking of FITC-presenting
Hung-Hung Sung et al.
Fish & shellfish immunology, 31(3), 511-515 (2011-07-12)
This study set out to understand the sublethal effect of xenobiotic phthalate esters (PAEs) on the relationship between the susceptibility of shrimp to bacterial infection and the immune response of the shrimp. Neocaridina denticulate were exposed to different concentrations of
Y Imai et al.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 36(11), 1462-1468 (2006-11-07)
Many different types of phthalate ester are used as plasticizers and are thus found in the air. There have been several studies that suggest an association between allergies and phthalate esters. We previously found that di-butyl phthalate (DBP) has an
Reproductive toxicology. Di-n-propylphthalate.
Environmental health perspectives, 105 Suppl 1, 257-258 (1997-02-01)
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