Diethylene glycol, dibenzoate
Agent Name
Diethylene glycol, dibenzoate
CAS Number
120-55-8
Formula
C18-H18-O5
Major Category
Other Classes
Synonyms
Polyethylene glycol 100 dibenzoate; Polyoxyethylene (2) dibenzoate; Benzo Flex 2-45; Benzoic acid, diester with diethylene glycol; Benzoyloxyethoxyethyl benzoate; Dibenzoyldiethyleneglycol ester; Ethanol, 2,2'-oxybis-, dibenzoate; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Ethylene Glycols
Description
Liquid; [Hawley] Solid; mp = 28 deg C; [ICSC] Liquid; mp = -28 deg C; [HSDB] 89.9% Diethylene glycol, dibenzoate freezing point = 24 deg C; [eChemPortal: HPVIS] Colorless to straw-colored viscous liquid; mp ~ 16 deg C; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
Used as plasticizer for resins (cellulose acetate butyrate, polyvinyl acetate, cellulose nitrate, ethyl cellulose, and polymethyl methacrylate) and a stabilizer for perfumes; [HSDB]
Comments
In oral lethal dose studies of rats, causes convulsions and other changes to the liver; [RTECS] A mild skin and eye irritant; [ICSC] See "GLYCOL ETHERS."
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Vapor Pressure
0.096 mm Hg
Explanatory Notes
VP from ChemIDplus;
NFPA
must be preheated
Adverse Effects
Neurotoxin
Other CNS neurotoxin
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Other Information
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