Description
Itisapaleyellowliquid.Itmayhaveaslightcharacteristicodour.BHT(max.
0.1%)isaddedasanantioxidant.
Productidentification
Chemicalnames:3-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-propionicacid2-ethyl-hexyl ester;2-ethylhexyl 3- (4-methoxyphenyl)-2-propenoate
CAS No.:5466-77-3
INCIname:ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
(2-ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate)
USAN:octinoxate
Empiricalformula:C18H26O3
Molecularmass:290.4g/mol
Specifications Appearance:paleyellowliquid Identity:corresponds
Specificdensity(25°C):1.005–1.013
Refractiveindex(20°C):1.542–1.548
Acidity:max.0.8mLNaOH 0.1N
Gaschromatography:
cis-Isomer:max.0.5%
trans-Isomer:95.0–105.0%
UVspecificextinction(E1%,1cmat310nm):835-865
Chromatographicpurity: Each:max.0.5%
Total:max.2.0%
Solubility
It ismisciblewithethanolandcommonlyusedlipids,butdoesnotmixwith water