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Dibutyl sebacate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Decanedioic acid dibutyl ester, Sebacic acid dibutyl ester

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
[-(CH2)4CO2(CH2)3CH3]2
CAS Number:
109-43-3
Molecular Weight:
314.46
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329769114
EC Number:
203-672-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1798308
MDL number:
MFCD00027218
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Segment

100

assay

≥97.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.440-1.442, n20/D 1.441 (lit.)

bp

178-179 °C/3 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.936 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CCCCOC(=O)CCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCC

InChI

1S/C18H34O4/c1-3-5-15-21-17(19)13-11-9-7-8-10-12-14-18(20)22-16-6-4-2/h3-16H2,1-2H3

InChI key

PYGXAGIECVVIOZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Dibutyl sebacate is a lipophilic compound with low water solubility, obtained as an aliphatic ester of sebacic acid and butyl alcohol. It finds applications as a plasticizer used in the production of polyvinylidenechloride film in food packaging. Dibutyl sebacate may be used as a flavoring agent. It reportedly exists as an aroma compound in the volatile oil of seven-lobed Ficus hirta Vahl.
This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food.

Application

Dibutyl sebacate may be used as a plasticizer for the lipo/polymeric membrane components used for the potentiometric electronic tongue (ET) analysis of non-alcoholic beverages to quantify fructose and glucose content, further confirmed by high-performance liquid-chromatography (HPLC) technique. It may also be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in food products using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) technique.
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Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

352.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

178 °C - closed cup

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