74746-55-7

Basic information

• Product Name: di[(R)-2-ethylhexyl] phthalate
• Synonyms: di[(R)-2-ethylhexyl] phthalate
• CAS NO: 74746-55-7
• Molecular Weight: 390.563
• Mol File: 74746-55-7.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: di[(R)-2-ethylhexyl] phthalate(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: di[(R)-2-ethylhexyl] phthalate(74746-55-7)
• EPA Substance Registry System: di[(R)-2-ethylhexyl] phthalate(74746-55-7)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 74746-55-7(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 85-44-9 phthalic anhydride 
• 50373-29-0 (R)-2-ethylhexanol 
• 101489-01-4 (E)-2-ethyl-2-hexenoic acid 
• 64344-45-2 (E)-2-ethyl-2-hexenal 

Relevant articles and documents

Di[(R)-2-ethylhexyl] phthalate, a bioactive metabolite first isolated from three different bacillus species, and its synthesis

Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is the most common phthalate ester, which has been used as a plasticizer for the production of numerous polymers, particularly polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Many other groups have synthesized meso-DEHP indicating interest in this molecule, but we are the first to synthesize enantiomerically pure di[(R)-2-ethylhexyl] phthalate. We report herein, for the first time, the isolation-from the cultures of Bacillus thuringiensis, B. subtilis, and B. velezensis strains-of di[(R)-2-ethylhexyl] phthalate, enantiomerically pure and in good yields: its biological activity against bacteria and fungi was probed and for the first time its synthesis was done.