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2-Ethylhexyl 4-methoxycinnamate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

4-Methoxycinnamic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester, OMC, Octyl methoxycinnamate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H26O3
CAS Number:
5466-77-3
Molecular Weight:
290.40
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329758133
EC Number:
226-775-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
5946632
MDL number:
MFCD00072582

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Product Name

2-Ethylhexyl 4-methoxycinnamate, analytical standard

InChI key

YBGZDTIWKVFICR-JLHYYAGUSA-N

InChI

1S/C18H26O3/c1-4-6-7-15(5-2)14-21-18(19)13-10-16-8-11-17(20-3)12-9-16/h8-13,15H,4-7,14H2,1-3H3/b13-10+

SMILES string

CCCCC(CC)COC(=O)\C=C\c1ccc(OC)cc1

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥98.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.545

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

Quality Level

100

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Application

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General description

2-Ethylhexyl 4-methoxycinnamate is a commonly used chemical UV filter, which can generally find applications as a sunscreen ingredient.

Other Notes

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Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

hcodes

H413

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 4

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

379.4 °F

flash_point_c

193 °C

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCM4380
BCCJ4840
BCCG3073
BCCC5426
BCBX3843

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Experimental and theoretical studies on the photodegradation of 2-ethylhexyl 4-methoxycinnamate in the presence of reactive oxygen and chlorine species
Gackowska A, et al.
open chemistry, 12, 612-623 (2014)
Measurements of octanol?air partition coefficients, vapor pressures and vaporization enthalpies of the (E) and (Z) isomers of the 2-ethylhexyl 4-methoxycinnamate as parameters of environmental impact assessment
Pegoraro.NC, et al.
Chemosphere, 138, 546-552 (2015)
Wenlan Song et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1384, 28-36 (2015-02-11)
A novel zinc-zinc oxide (Zn-ZnO) nanosheets coating was directly fabricated on an etched stainless steel wire substrate as solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fiber via previous electrodeposition of robust Zn coating. The scanning electron micrograph of the Zn-ZnO nanosheets coated fiber exhibits
Marina G Pintado-Herrera et al.
Analytica chimica acta, 851, 1-13 (2014-12-03)
This work presents the development, optimization and validation of a multi-residue method for the simultaneous determination of 102 contaminants, including fragrances, UV filters, repellents, endocrine disruptors, biocides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and several types of pesticides in
Sean Ekins et al.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals, 38(12), 2302-2308 (2010-09-17)
Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is one of the most important reasons for drug development failure at both preapproval and postapproval stages. There has been increased interest in developing predictive in vivo, in vitro, and in silico models to identify compounds
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