Title: Phenyl Phthalate

CAS Registry Number: 84-62-8

CAS Name: 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid diphenyl ester

Additional Names: diphenyl phthalate

Molecular Formula: C20H14O4

Molecular Weight: 318.32

Percent Composition: C 75.46%, H 4.43%, O 20.10%

Line Formula: C6H4(COOC6H5)2

Literature References: Prepd from phenol and phthalic anhydride.

Properties: White odorless crystals. d74 1.572; mp 70-73°; bp14 ~255°. Insol in water; sol in acetone and other ketones, in liquid esters and chlorinated hydrocarbons.

Melting point: mp 70-73°

Boiling point: bp14 ~255°

Density: d74 1.572

Use: Plasticizer in nitrocellulose lacquers.