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DIBUTYL PHTHALATE and DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE: METHOD 5020, Issue 2, dated 15 August 1992 - Page 5 of 4
Table 1. Properties.
BP kPa COMPOUND AND STRUCTURE
FORMULA
M.W
dibutyl phthalate COO(CH 2)3 CH 3 COO(CH 2)3CH 3
C16H22O 4
278.34 340
di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate COOCH 2CH(C 2H5)(CH 2)3CH 3 COOCH 2CH(C 2H5)(CH 2)3CH 3
C24H38O 4
390.54 386
a
MP
Density, g/mL
(°C)
(°C)
-37
-50
1.047
0.983
0.17 kPa (1.3 mm Hg) @ 200 °C.
NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM), Fourth Edition, 8/15/92
VAPOR PRESSURE,
@ 20 C <0.001 (<0.01)
<0.001 a (<0.01) a
(mm Hg) at 20 °C
