Structured Summary
Abstract
An ester of phthalic acid. It appears as a light-colored, odorless liquid and is used as a plasticizer for many resins and elastomers.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C24H38O4
- Molecular Weight
- 390.6 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 117-81-7
- IUPAC Name
- bis(2-ethylhexyl) benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate
- InChIKey
- BJQHLKABXJIVAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCCCC(CC)COC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)OCC(CC)CCCC
- MeSH Unique ID
- D004051
- Source
- PubChem CID 8343
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Synonyms
8 entry terms
- Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
- DEHP
- Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
- Di-2-Ethylhexylphthalate
- Dioctyl Phthalate
- Di 2 Ethylhexylphthalate
- Phthalate, Diethylhexyl
- Phthalate, Dioctyl
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
91(75); was see under PHTHALIC ACIDS 1975-90
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Previous Indexing
- Esters (1974)
- Phthalic Acids (1969-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Diethylhexyl Phthalate. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004051. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004051
- Diethylhexyl Phthalate. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bis(2-ethylhexyl)_phthalate
- Diethylhexyl Phthalate. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418492
- Diethylhexyl Phthalate. In: PubChem Compound. CID 8343. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8343