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| Names | |
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| Preferred IUPAC name Bis(2-ethylhexyl) hexanedioate | |
| Other names DEHA; DOA, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, dioctyl adipate (archaic)[1] | |
| Identifiers | |
| 3D model (JSmol) | |
| Abbreviations | DEHA & DOA | 
| ChEBI | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.810 | 
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| RTECS number | 
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| UNII | |
| UN number | 3082 | 
| CompTox Dashboard (EPA) | |
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| Properties | |
| C22H42O4 | |
| Molar mass | 370.574 g·mol−1 | 
| Appearance | colourless oily liquid | 
| Density | 0.93 g/cm3 | 
| Melting point | −67.8 °C (−90.0 °F; 205.3 K) | 
| Boiling point | 417 °C (783 °F; 690 K) | 
| negligible | |
| Vapor pressure | 2.6 mm Hg at 200 °C | 
| Hazards | |
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
| Main hazards | Mildly toxic (for humans and animals) | 
| Flash point | 196 °C (385 °F; 469 K) | 
| 377 °C (711 °F; 650 K) | |
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
| LD50 (median dose) | 900 mg/kg (rat, oral)[2] | 
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | Oxford University | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate or DEHA or DOA is an organic compound with the formula (CH2CH2CO2C8H17)2. It is the diester of 2-ethylhexanol and adipic acid. It is a colorless oily liquid.
DEHA is sometimes called "dioctyl adipate", incorrectly. Another name is di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate. The abbreviation DOA has been unfortunately used for both Bis(-2-ethylhexyl)-adipate and dioctyl adipate
Use
As well as related diesters derived from octanol, decanol, isodecanol, etc., it is used as a plasticizer.[3]
DEHA is used as a hydraulic fluid, and a component of aircraft lubricants. It is sometimes also used as an ingredient in PVC-based plastic wrap.
Toxicity
DEHA has very low toxicity. The LD50 is estimated at 900 mg/kg (rat, i.v.).[3]
According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), it is "not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans (Group 3)."[4][5]
References
- ↑ Bis(2-ethylhexyl)adipate
- ↑ DEHP toxicity
- 1 2 Musser, M. T. (2005). "Adipic Acid". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a01_269. ISBN 3527306730.
- ↑ IARC - Summaries & Evaluations: DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL) ADIPATE, vol. 77, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 2000, p. 149, retrieved 20 December 2008
- ↑ Inchem Preamble Evaluation, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 1 May 1999, retrieved 20 December 2008

