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Dihexyl phthalate

analytical standard

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Synonym(s):
1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid 1,2-dihexyl ester, Di-n-hexyl phthalate, Phthalic acid dihexyl ester
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H30O4
CAS Number:
84-75-3
Molecular Weight:
334.45
Beilstein:
1886839
EC Number:
201-559-5
MDL number:
MFCD00043720
UNSPSC Code:
77101502
PubChem Substance ID:
329757486
NACRES:
NA.24

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.

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.

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Pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H360FD

Hazard Classifications

Repr. 1B

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)
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
Yu Liu et al.
Journal of analytical methods in chemistry, 2013, 419349-419349 (2013-04-12)
The presence of phthalate esters (PAEs) in the environment has gained a considerable attention due to their potential impacts on public health. This study reports the first data on the occurrence of 15 PAEs in the water near the Mopanshan
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