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PHR1121

Supelco

2-Phenoxyethanol

Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

Synonym(s):

Ethylene glycol monophenyl ether, Phenylglycol

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
C6H5OCH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
138.16
Beilstein:
1364011
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material
pharmaceutical secondary standard

Quality Level

Agency

traceable to Ph. Eur. P0950000
traceable to USP 1526200

API family

phenoxyethanol

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

bp

244-246 °C

mp

11-13 °C

density

1.107 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

OCCOc1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C8H10O2/c9-6-7-10-8-4-2-1-3-5-8/h1-5,9H,6-7H2

InChI key

QCDWFXQBSFUVSP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

This Certified Reference Material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO 17034 and ISO/IEC 17025. All information regarding the use of this CRM can be found on the certificate of analysis.

Pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control, provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to the preparation of in-house working standards.

2-Phenoxyethanol is a commonly used large spectrum-antimicrobial preservative used in cosmetic products and topical pharmaceutical preparations in the concentration range of 0.5–1.0%. It acts by inhibiting the coupling between the electron transport and phosphorylation reactions in mitochondria and disrupting ATP synthesis. It also prevents the activity of malate dehydrogenase and increases the permeability of cell membranes to potassium ions.

Application

The pharmaceutical secondary standard can also be used as follows:
  • To determine phenoxyethanol and its major metabolite, phenoxyacetic acid by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in rat plasma, urine, and 7 different tissue samples
  • Development of a reverse phase ultra-high-performance liquid chromatographic (RP-UHPLC) method to quantify 2-phenoxyethanol from commercially available human vaccines
  • Screening of cosmetic products (CPs) for 17 widely used preservatives by high-performance liquid chromatography-photodiode-array-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (HPLC-PDA-ESI/MS)
  • Thin layer chromatography (TLC)-densitometric determination of hydrocortisone acetate and 2-phenoxyethanol in cream samples
  • Analysis of eight volatile and semi-volatile ingredients in a topical formulation by gas chromatography (GC) coupled with a programmed temperature vaporizing (PTV) inlet and a flame ionization detector

Analysis Note

These secondary standards offer multi-traceability to the USP, EP (PhEur) and BP primary standards, where they are available.

Footnote

To see an example of a Certificate of Analysis for this material enter LRAC2814 in the slot below. This is an example certificate only and may not be the lot that you receive.

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Disclaimer

The product is not intended for use as a biocide under global biocide regulations, including but not limited to US EPA′s Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, European Biocidal Products Regulation, Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Turkey’s Biocidal Products Regulation, Korea’s Consumer Chemical Products and Biocide Safety Management Act (K-BPR) and others.

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

258.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

126 °C - closed cup


Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 3 petroleums
Hazardous rank III
Water insoluble liquid

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

PHR1121-10G-PW:
PHR1121-10G:
PHR1121-1.5G-PW:
PHR1121-1.5G:


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Shao-Ping Weng et al.
Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.), 29(4), 452-457 (2010-04-13)
Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether (EGME) is known to alter the reproductive function of exposed animals and their offspring; however, its influence on cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) remains unclear. This study assessed the toxicity of EGME on oocytes and COCs by analyzing
Jessica Stahl et al.
International wound journal, 7(1), 62-69 (2010-04-23)
A combination of 0.1% octenidine dihydrochloride and 2% 2-phenoxyethanol (octenisept) is a commonly used disinfectant in human medicine. As porcine skin represents an adequate model for human skin, the effect of octenidine dihydrochloride and phenoxyethanol on wound healing is studied
Santosh K Tripathi et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 9(2), 581-587 (2010-11-05)
Syntheses of several diorganodiselenides and, in particular, a seven-membered cyclic seleninate ester derived from 2-phenoxyethanol are described. The seleninate ester was obtained from allyl (2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)phenyl) selenide through a series of oxidation and [2,3] sigmatropic rearrangement steps. The ester exhibits good
M Rosa Pena Ferreira et al.
Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI), 16(4), 444-449 (2010-10-07)
Age has a huge influence on skin roughness; with increasing age, the number of collagen and elastine fibers is reduced and elasticity decreases significantly. Pharmaceutical and cosmetics, environmental factors and lifestyle have an important effect on skin. In this study
Tirumurugaan Krishnaswamy Gopalan et al.
PloS one, 9(6), e100018-e100018 (2014-06-24)
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