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Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

certified reference material, TraceCERT®, Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

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:
329760517
EC Number:
204-211-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1890696
MDL number:
MFCD00009493

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Product Name

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, certified reference material, TraceCERT®, Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

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

SMILES string

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

InChI key

BJQHLKABXJIVAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

grade

certified reference material
TraceCERT®

product line

TraceCERT®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

manufacturer/tradename

Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

bp

386 °C (lit.)

density

0.985 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

Quality Level

300

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Application

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General description

This certified reference material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 17034. This CRM is traceable to primary material from an NMI, e.g. NIST or NMIJ.
Certified content by quantitative NMR incl. uncertainty and expiry date are given on the certificate.
Download your certificate at: http://www.sigma-aldrich.com.
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

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Legal Information

TraceCERT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

392.0 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

flash_point_c

200 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup

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Y Xu et al.
Indoor air, 25(1), 79-92 (2014-04-29)
Retail stores contain a wide range of products that can emit a variety of indoor pollutants. Among these chemicals, phthalate esters and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are two important categories of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs). Filters in heating, ventilation, 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
Leonardo Trasande et al.
Pediatrics, 132(3), e646-e655 (2013-08-21)
Di-2-ethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) is an environmental chemical commonly found in processed foods. Phthalate exposures, in particular to DEHP, have been associated with insulin resistance in adults, but have not been studied in adolescents. Using cross-sectional data from 766 fasting 12- to
Xi-Feng Zhang et al.
Environmental and molecular mutagenesis, 54(5), 354-361 (2013-04-30)
Diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) is an estrogen-like compound widely used as a commercial plasticizer and present in medical devices, tubing, food containers and packaging. It is considered an endocrine disruptor and studies on experimental animals showed that exposure to DEHP can
Vincent Muczynski et al.
PloS one, 7(10), e48266-e48266 (2012-11-03)
Phthalates have been shown to have reprotoxic effects in rodents and human during fetal life. Previous studies indicate that some members of the nuclear receptor (NR) superfamilly potentially mediate phthalate effects. This study aimed to assess if expression of these
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