Dioctyl terephthalate
[CAS# 4654-26-6]

Identification

• Name: Dioctyl terephthalate
• Synonyms: Di-n-octyl terephthalate; 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid dioctyl ester
• Molecular Formula: C₂₄H₃₈O₄
• Molecular Weight: 390.56
• CAS Registry Number: 4654-26-6
• EC Number: 225-091-6

Properties

• Solubility: Insoluble (5.1E^-5 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 0.9595 g/cm³ (25 ºC)^**
• Melting point: 48-49 ºC^***
• Refractive index: 1.4732 (589.3 nm 45 ºC)^**

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2015 ACD/Labs)

^** Mekhtiev, S. D.; Azerbaidzhanskii Khimicheskii Zhurnal 1965, (3), P67-72.

^*** Shekarriz, Marzieh; Journal of Chemical Research, Synopses 2003, (3), P172-173.