C24H38O4
390.6 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
CAS117-81-7EC204-211-0
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
plasticizer for polymer materials
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate is an industrial chemical used as a plasticizer for polymer materials, typically added at concentrations of 2. 0 to 35.
plasticizer for polymer materialsprocessing aid for plastics
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CAS 117-81-7
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Referencestereoisomer of
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) (²H₄)benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate
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Safety Reference
Danger
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
H320Causes eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H351Suspected of causing cancer
H373May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H411Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H316Causes mild skin irritation
H350May cause cancer
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (CAS 117-81-7) is 2917.32.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2917.32
EU CN code (8-digit)
2917 32 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
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
Synonyms (103)
- DEHP
- DOP
- Plastic additive 01, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Plastic additive 14, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- 1, bis(ethylhexyl) ester
- 14C -DEHP
- 2-Ethylhexyl phthalate
- Behp
- Bis(2-ethylhexyl) o-phthalate
- Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
- Bis(ethylhexyl) phthalate
- Bisoflex 81
- Bisoflex DOP
- Caswell No. 392K
- Compound 889
- Corflex 400
- DAF 68
- DEHP (Standard)
- DOF [Russian plasticizer]
- Di(2-ethylhexyl) o-phthalate
- Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
- Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalateDOP
- Di(ethylhexyl) phthalate
- Diacizer DOP
- Diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP)
- Dioctylphthalate
- Ergoplast FDO
- Ergoplast FDO-S
- Etalon
- Etalon (plasticizer)
- Ethylhexyl phthalate
- Eviplast 80
- Eviplast 81
- Fleximel
- Flexol DOP
- Flexol plasticizer DOP
- Good-rite gp 264
- Hatco DOP
- Hatcol dop
- Hercoflex 260
- Jayflex DOP
- Kodaflex DEHP
- Kodaflex DOP
- Merrol DOP
- Mollan O
- Monocizer DOP
- Nuoplaz dop
- Octoil
- Octyl phthalate
- PLASTIC ADDITIVE 14
- Palatinol AH
- Palatinol AH-L
- Palatinol DOP
- Phthalic acid dioctyl ester
- Pittsburgh PX-138
- Plasthall DOP
- Plastic additive 01 CRS
- Platinol ah
- Platinol dop
- RC plasticizer DOP
- Reomol D 79P
- Reomol dop
- Sansocizer DOP
- Sansocizer R 8000
- Sconamoll DOP
- Sicol 150
- Staflex DOP
- Truflex DOP
- Union carbide flexol 380
- Vestinol AH
- Vinicizer 80
- Vinycizer 80
- Witcizer 312