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Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

PESTANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

DEHP, Phthalic acid bis(2-ethylhexyl ester), Dioctyl phthalate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H38O4
CAS Number:
117-81-7
Molecular Weight:
390.56
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329755483
EC Number:
204-211-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1890696
MDL number:
MFCD00009493
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

product line

PESTANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

bp

386 °C (lit.)

density

0.985 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

agriculture
cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

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

General description

This compound is listed in the SVHC (Substances of very high concern) candidate list of ECHA (European Chemicals Agency)
This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food. Find all available reference materials for compounds listed in 10/2011 here

Application

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Legal Information

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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

flash_point_f

392.0 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

flash_point_c

200 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCP4015
BCCK6225
BCCK6224
BCCK6223
BCCC8985

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Jian Hou et al.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 182, 109384-109384 (2019-07-05)
Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and phthalates link to oxidative stress and inflammatory response, which exert cellular aging. However, modification effect of seasonal factor on the association of PAHs or phthalates exposure with relative telomere length (RTL) or mitochondrial
Alessia Arena et al.
Food chemistry, 396, 133721-133721 (2022-07-24)
Phthalic acid esters (PAEs), known as phthalates, have a variety of industrial applications, mainly related to their ability to increase plastic softness,flexibility, and durability. With regard to toxicological aspects, several studies suggest that phthalates would act as endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and
Anne-Marie Saillenfait et al.
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, 33(9), 1027-1035 (2013-06-12)
In utero exposure to the phthalate ester plasticizer di-n-hexyl phthalate (DnHP) is known to affect the development of the male reproductive system and induce alterations in androgen-dependent tissues of male rat offspring. Male reproductive malformations produced by several phthalates have
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