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Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

Selectophore

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Synonym(s):
DEHP, Phthalic acid bis(2-ethylhexyl ester), ‘Dioctyl’ phthalate
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H38O4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
390.56
Beilstein:
1890696
EC Number:
MDL number:
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NB.61

grade

for ion-selective electrodes

Quality Level

product line

Selectophore

form

viscous liquid (clear)

bp

386 °C (lit.)

density

0.985 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

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

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

InChI key

BJQHLKABXJIVAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), is a phthalate ester which is a dialkyl or aryl/alkyl diesters of phthalic acid. It is mostly used as additives for imparting flexibility to polymers in plastics technology. Generally, phthalate ester are hydrophobic compounds which displays strong potential for adsorption.
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Application

DEHP may be used as plasticisers in studying the transcriptional activity of human sodium/iodide symporter.

Legal Information

Selectophore is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Hazard Classifications

Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

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

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

392.0 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Flash Point(C)

200 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Oral toxicity of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate during pregnancy and suckling in the Long-Evans rat.
Arcadi FA
Food And Chemical Toxicology, 36(11), 963-970 (1998)
Removal of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate at a sewage treatment plant.
Marttinen SK
Water Research, 37(6), 1385-1393 (2003)
Océane Albert et al.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, 164(1), 129-141 (2018-06-27)
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), a widely used plasticizer, is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant and may act as an endocrine disruptor. Early life exposures to DEHP may result in anti-androgenic effects, impairing the development of the male reproductive tract. However, data on
Biodegradation of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in a soil slurry-sequencing batch reactor.
Juneson, Christopher, Owen P. Ward, and Ajay Singh.
Process. Biochem., 37.3, 305-313 (2001)
The promoter of the human sodium/iodide symporter responds to certain phthalate plasticisers.
Breous E, Wenzel A, Loos U.
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 244(1-2), 75-78 (2005)

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