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437379

2-Ethylhexyl salicylate

99%

Synonym(s):

Octisalate, Octyl salicylate

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Linear Formula:
(HO)C6H4CO2CH2CH(C2H5)(CH2)3CH3
CAS Number:
118-60-5
Molecular Weight:
250.33
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
24867367
EC Number:
204-263-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2730664
MDL number:
MFCD00053300

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Product Name

2-Ethylhexyl salicylate, 99%

InChI key

FMRHJJZUHUTGKE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C15H22O3/c1-3-5-8-12(4-2)11-18-15(17)13-9-6-7-10-14(13)16/h6-7,9-10,12,16H,3-5,8,11H2,1-2H3

SMILES string

CCCCC(CC)COC(=O)c1ccccc1O

assay

99%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.502 (lit.)

bp

189-190 °C/21 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.014 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

100

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2-Ethylhexyl salicylate 99%

Sigma-Aldrich

437379

2-Ethylhexyl salicylate

2-Ethylhexyl salicylate ≥99%

Sigma-Aldrich

W514500

2-Ethylhexyl salicylate

Octisalate United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

USP

1477943

Octisalate

2-Ethylhexyl salicylate analytical standard

Supelco

52184

2-Ethylhexyl salicylate

assay

99%

assay

≥99%

assay

-

assay

≥98.0% (HPLC)

density

1.014 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

density

1.014 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

density

1.014 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

density

1.014 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

form

liquid

form

-

form

-

form

-

bp

189-190 °C/21 mmHg (lit.)

bp

189-190 °C/21 mmHg (lit.)

bp

189-190 °C/21 mmHg (lit.)

bp

189-190 °C/21 mmHg (lit.)

refractive index

n20/D 1.502 (lit.)

refractive index

n20/D 1.502 (lit.)

refractive index

n20/D 1.502 (lit.)

refractive index

n/D 1.501-1.503, n20/D 1.502 (lit.)

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

400

Quality Level

-

Quality Level

-

Application

EHS is a salicylic ester which can be used as an UV filter in sunscreen based creams.[1][2]

General description

2-Ethylhexyl salicylate(EHS) is an organic ultraviolet(UV) absorber that can be used as a photostable ingredient in cosmetic formulations. It shows an absorption spectra in the range of 280-320 nm in the UV region.[3]

pictograms

Environment
GHS09

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H410

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 1

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

323.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

162 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)

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A pendant peptide endows a sunscreen with water-resistance.
Ellison AJ and Raines RT
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 16(39), 7139-7142 (2018)
Optical and electron paramagnetic resonance studies of the excited triplet states of UV-B absorbers: 2-ethylhexyl salicylate and homomenthyl salicylate.
Sugiyama K, et al.
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences : Official Journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology, 14(9), 1651-1659 (2015)
P Clarys et al.
Journal of dermatological science, 27(2), 77-81 (2001-09-05)
Temperature influences the stratum corneum adsorption of several topically applied compounds. This study was designed to evaluate the influence of the temperature on the stratum corneum adsorption of 3 UV filters. The UV filters were solubilized in two vehicles, an
Beatriz Albero et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1248, 9-17 (2012-06-12)
The determination of organic contaminants in soil is a real challenge due to the large number of these compounds with quite different physico-chemical properties. In the present work, an analytical method was developed for the simultaneous determination in soil of
K A Walters et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 35(12), 1219-1225 (1998-02-04)
The human skin penetration of [14C]octyl salicylate from two representative sunscreen vehicles was determined in vitro. 3H-sucrose was incorporated into all formulations and provided a marker for membrane integrity. When applied as a finite dose in an oil-in-water emulsion vehicle
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