General Description
Colorless to straw-colored liquid with a mild odor. Floats on water.
Reactivity Profile
BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL) ADIPATE(103-23-1) is an ester. Esters react with acids to liberate heat along with alcohols and acids. Strong oxidizing acids may cause a vigorous reaction that is sufficiently exothermic to ignite the reaction products. Heat is also generated by the interaction of esters with caustic solutions. Flammable hydrogen is generated by mixing esters with alkali metals and hydrides. Can generate electrostatic charges. [Handling Chemicals Safely 1980. p. 250]. This chemical is incompatible with oxidizing materials and water. BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL) ADIPATE(103-23-1) is also incompatible with nitrates.
Air & Water Reactions
This chemical slowly hydrolyzes. Insoluble in water.
Health Hazard
Liquid may cause mild eye irritation. Repeated or prolonged skin contact may cause irritation.
Fire Hazard
Behavior in Fire: Use water spray to cool exposed containers.
Chemical Properties
colourless oily liquid
Uses
Plasticizer in polyvinyl chloride films,
sheeting, extrusions, and plastisols; solvent and
emollient in cosmetics
Uses
The compound is used as a plasticizer for
flexible vinyl food wraps and as a solvent for aircraft
lubricants.
Definition
ChEBI: A diester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy groups of adipic acid with 2-ethylhexan-1-ol. It is used as a plasticiser in the preparation of various polymers.
Production Methods
DEHA is manufactured by esterification of adipic acid and
2-ethylhexanol.
Flammability and Explosibility
Nonflammable
Toxics Screening Level
The resulting screening levels derived are an Initial Risk Screening Level (IRSL) of 3 μg/m3 and a Secondary Risk Screening Level (SRSL) of 30 μg/m3 (annual averaging).
