Diethyl phthalate
- Benchmark: Benchmark 2
- Assessed: 2020-12-28
- Expires: 2025-12-28
Key Functions: Cosmetics & Personal Care, Plasticizers & Polymer, Solvents & Cleaning
Diethyl phthalate (DEP) is a colorless to pale yellow liquid at standard temperature and pressure. It is soluble in water (1,080 mg/L). It is not a volatile organic chemical (VOC). It is non-flammable and non-reactive. DEP is used commercially to impart flexibility to plastics (i.e., plasticizer), and can be easily released from these products. It is also used as a denaturant, film forming agent, fragrance, hair conditioning agent, plasticizer, and solvent in cosmetics.
Chemical Synonyms 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, diethyl ester; Diethyl 1,2-benzenedicarboxylate; Diethyl ophenylenediacetate; Ethyl phthalate; Di-n-ethyl phthalate; 2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid; 1,2-diethyl ester; 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, diethyl ester; Phthalic acid, diethyl ester