Bis(2-methoxyethyl) phthalate
Appearance
![]() | |
Names | |
---|---|
IUPAC name
Bis(2-methoxyethyl) phthalate
| |
Other names
Di(2-methoxyethyl) phthalate
| |
Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
|
|
ChEMBL | |
ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.830 |
EC Number |
|
PubChem CID
|
|
RTECS number |
|
UNII | |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
|
|
| |
| |
Properties | |
C14H18O6 | |
Molar mass | 282.292 g·mol−1 |
Density | 1.170 g/cm3[1] |
Melting point | −55 °C (−67 °F; 218 K) |
0.85% w/w[2] | |
Hazards | |
GHS labelling:[3] | |
![]() | |
H360FD | |
P201, P202, P280, P308+P313, P405, P501 | |
Flash point | ~200 °C |
390 °C (734 °F; 663 K) | |
Explosive limits | Lower explosion limit: 0.3 % |
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (median dose)
|
Dermal - Rabbit - 19,800 mg/kg |
NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |
PEL (Permissible)
|
10 mg/m3 STEL) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
|
Bis(2-methoxyethyl) phthalate, also commonly di(2-methoxyethyl) phthalate (DMEP), is a phthalate ester baring 2-methoxyethanol groups. Historically it was used as a plasticizer in cellulose acetate plastics, it is now largely banned owing to concerns over its effects to human health.
References
[edit]- ^ Hayashi, Sadao; Sawayama, Isamu; Motoyama, Takuhiko (1963). "Synthesis of Glycol Ester Plasticizers and their Effects on Polyvinyl Acetate". Journal of Japan Oil Chemists' Society. 12 (2): 102–104. doi:10.5650/jos1956.12.102.
- ^ Ritchie, Patrick Dunbar (1972). Plasticisers, stabilisers and fillers;. London: Iliffe Books for the Plastics Institute. p. 134. ISBN 0592054454.
- ^ Sigma-Aldrich Co., Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. Retrieved on 2022-05-12.