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Dibutyl phthalate

PESTANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

n-Butyl phthalate, DBP, Phthalic acid dibutyl ester

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Linear Formula:
C6H4-1,2-[CO2(CH2)3CH3]2
CAS Number:
84-74-2
Molecular Weight:
278.34
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1914064
EC Number:
201-557-4
MDL number:
MFCD00009441
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329755484
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

vapor density

9.6 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 147 °C)

product line

PESTANAL®

assay

≥98%

autoignition temp.

756 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

0.47 %, 236 °F

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.492 (lit.)

bp

340 °C (lit.)

mp

−35 °C (lit.)

density

1.043 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

agriculture
cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CCCCOC(=O)c1ccccc1C(=O)OCCCC

InChI

1S/C16H22O4/c1-3-5-11-19-15(17)13-9-7-8-10-14(13)16(18)20-12-6-4-2/h7-10H,3-6,11-12H2,1-2H3

InChI key

DOIRQSBPFJWKBE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Dibutyl phthalate can be widely used as a plasticizer and additive in special paints and adhesives. It can find applications as an endocrine disrupter and peroxisome proliferator, which can act against demodicidosis infection.
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

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Plasticizer

Legal Information

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

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Health hazardEnvironment
GHS08,GHS09

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Repr. 1B

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

367.7 °F - open cup

flash_point_c

186.5 °C - open cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCJ0678
BCCC4046
BCBS3644V
SZBF099XV
SZBB181XV

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Occurrence and degradation characteristics of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in typical agricultural soils of China
Xu G, et al.
The Science of the Total Environment, 393, 333-340 (2008)
Dibutyl phthalate, the bioactive compound produced by Streptomyces albidoflavus 321.2
Roy.N.R, et al.
Microbiological research, 161, 121-126 (2006)
Degradation of dibutyl phthalate by homogeneous photocatalysis with Fe (III) in aqueous solution
Bajt O, et al.
Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental, 33, 239-248 (2001)
Harpreet Bhatia et al.
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 149, 103-115 (2014-03-01)
Phthalic acid esters (PAEs) are a class of synthetic industrial chemicals commonly found in the aquatic environment worldwide. PAEs have been recognised as anti-androgens in male mammals but little is known about their endocrine disrupting effects in fish. This study
Alin C Dirtu et al.
Environment international, 59, 344-353 (2013-07-31)
Human exposure to chemicals commonly encountered in our environment, like phthalates, is routinely assessed through urinary measurement of their metabolites. A particular attention is given to the specific population groups, such as obese, for which the dietary intake of environmental
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