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Dihexyl phthalate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid 1,2-dihexyl ester, Di-n-hexyl phthalate, Phthalic acid dihexyl ester

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H30O4
CAS Number:
84-75-3
Molecular Weight:
334.45
UNSPSC Code:
77101502
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329757486
EC Number:
201-559-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1886839
MDL number:
MFCD00043720
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.486-1.489

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

O=C(OCCCCCC)C1=CC=CC=C1C(OCCCCCC)=O

InChI

1S/C20H30O4/c1-3-5-7-11-15-23-19(21)17-13-9-10-14-18(17)20(22)24-16-12-8-6-4-2/h9-10,13-14H,3-8,11-12,15-16H2,1-2H3

InChI key

KCXZNSGUUQJJTR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Dihexyl phthalate, a phthalic acid ester, is generally found in food and beverage products. It is used in cosmetics, and as an additive and a plasticizer in plastic production and food packaging materials. Dihexyl phthalate is regarded as a common environmental contaminant.
This compound is listed in the SVHC (Substances of very high concern) candidate list of ECHA (European Chemicals Agency)

Application

Dihexyl phthalate may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in food samples, beverages, and bottled water by various chromatography techniques.

Other Notes

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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 3

flash_point_f

350.6 °F

flash_point_c

177 °C

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Shao-Hui Zhang et al.
Environmental science and pollution research international, 25(16), 15934-15942 (2018-03-29)
Widespread phthalate exposure has been recently documented and is hypothesized to increase blood pressure (BP) in humans. However, current studies have provided inconclusive evidence for an association between phthalate exposure and BP. Human epidemiologic studies on the topic remain lacking.
Simultaneous determination of 11 phthalate esters in bottled beverages by graphene oxide coated hollow fiber membrane extraction coupled with supercritical fluid chromatography
Lou C, et al.
Analytica Chimica Acta, 1007(24), 71-79 (2018)
Cheng-Di Dong et al.
Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering, 55(10), 1233-1240 (2020-06-20)
This study proposed a method for analysis of 10 phthalate esters compounds from wastewater treatment plant sludges. The analytical efficiency of GC-MS for of target compounds was verified by a standard mixture of phthalate esters. The response factors related to
Improved method for rapid detection of phthalates in bottled water by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Otero P, et al.
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Applications, 997(24), 229-235 (2015)
Chih-Feng Chen et al.
Marine pollution bulletin, 124(2), 767-774 (2016-12-23)
Phthalate esters (PAEs) are known organic endocrine disruptors. The distribution of 10 PAEs in sediments of Kaohsiung Harbor of Taiwan was studied using organic solvents extraction and quantified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The average concentration of total PAEs (ΣPAEs) in
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SKUGTIN
49617-250MG04061832416083

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