• Name

  2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate

• EINECS 231-057-1
• CAS No. 7425-14-1
• Article Data25
• CAS DataBase
• Density 0.863 g/cm³
• Solubility
• Melting Point -18.1°C (estimate)
• Formula C16H32 O2
• Boiling Point 288.3 °C at 760 mmHg
• Molecular Weight 256.429
• Flash Point 137.1 °C
• Transport Information
• Appearance
• Safety Mildly toxic by ingestion. A skin and eye irritant. Combustible when exposed to heat or flame; can react with oxidizing materials. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.
• Risk Codes
• Molecular Structure
• Hazard Symbols
• Synonyms Caproicacid, a-ethyl-, 2-ethylhexyl ester(4CI); 2-Ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate; 2-Ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanonate; DragoxatEH; Hatco 2976; OOE; Octyl octanoate; Petrofree LV; Tegosoft EE
• PSA 26.30000
• LogP 4.96240

Synthetic route

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2-Ethylhexyl alcohol

7425-14-1

2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With N-Bromosuccinimide; L-proline In water at 20℃; for 1h;	95%
With Oxone; sodium chloride In water; ethyl acetate at 20℃; for 3.5h;	90%
With air; [IrCl(coe)2]2 at 95℃; for 15h;	68%

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d,l-2-ethylhexanal

7425-14-1

2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With bis(1,5-cyclooctadiene)nickel(0); 1,3-bis-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-4,5-dichloroimidazol-2-ylidene In toluene at 23 - 60℃; Tishchenko reaction; Inert atmosphere;	94%
With trimethylaluminum; benzene-1,2-diol; isopropyl alcohol In dichloromethane at 20℃; for 2h;	86%
With magnesium aluminium-alcoholate
With aluminum isopropoxide

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2-Ethylhexyl alcohol

A

7425-14-1

2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate

B

156150-09-3

2-ethylhexanoyl fluoride

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With bromine trifluoride In chloroform; trichlorofluoromethane	A 10% B 85%

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d,l-2-ethylhexanal

A

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2-Ethylhexyl alcohol

B

7425-14-1

2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With methanol; [carbonylchlorohydrido{bis[2-(diphenylphosphinomethyl)ethyl]amino}ethylamino] ruthenium(II); sodium methylate at 90℃; for 6h;	A 13.9% B 15.3%
With [carbonylchlorohydrido{bis[2-(diphenylphosphinomethyl)ethyl]amino}ethylamino] ruthenium(II); sodium methylate In methanol at 90℃; for 6h; Reagent/catalyst;	A 15.3% B 13.9%
With methanol; [2-(di-tert-butylphosphinomethyl)-6-(diethylaminomethyl)pyridine]ruthenium(II) chlorocarbonyl hydride; sodium methylate at 90℃; for 6h;	A 13.2% B 11.6%

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d,l-2-ethylhexanal

555-31-7

aluminum isopropoxide

7425-14-1

2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate

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2-Ethylhexyl alcohol

A

149-57-5

2-Ethylhexanoic acid

B

7425-14-1

2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With pyridine; 1,2-Dichloro-3-iodobenzene for 24h; Mechanism; Ambient temperature; method for oxidation of saturated alcohols to acid chlorides (acids) and esters;	A 66.88 % Chromat. B 15.49 % Chromat.
With pyridine; 1,2-Dichloro-3-iodobenzene for 24h; Ambient temperature; Title compound not separated from byproducts;	A 66.88 % Chromat. B 15.42 % Chromat.

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d,l-2-ethylhexanal

aluminium-<2-ethyl-hexylate>

aluminium-<2-ethyl-hexylate>

7425-14-1

2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With 2-Ethylhexyl alcohol at 50℃;

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d,l-2-ethylhexanal

magnesium aluminium alcoholate

magnesium aluminium alcoholate

7425-14-1

2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate

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d,l-2-ethylhexanal

aluminium alkylate

aluminium alkylate

A

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2-Ethylhexyl alcohol

B

149-57-5

2-Ethylhexanoic acid

C

7425-14-1

2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
in verschiedenen Loesungsmitteln;

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2-Ethylhexyl alcohol

A

123-05-7

d,l-2-ethylhexanal

B

149-57-5

2-Ethylhexanoic acid

C

7425-14-1

2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With potassium dichromate; sulfuric acid; acetic acid In water; Petroleum ether at 25℃; Reagent/catalyst;

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2-Ethylhexyl alcohol

108-88-3

toluene

A

7425-14-1

2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate

B

5444-75-7

Velate 368

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With Oxone; Pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid; 2,2,6,6-Tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy free radical; tetrabutylammomium bromide; iron(II) acetate at 110℃; for 48h; Sealed tube;	A 70 %Chromat. B n/a

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2-Ethylhexyl alcohol

A

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d,l-2-ethylhexanal

B

149-57-5

2-Ethylhexanoic acid

C

7425-14-1

2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate

D

27247-96-7

2-ethylhexanol nitrate

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With nitric acid; urea; cerium triflate In 1,2-dichloro-ethane at 90℃; for 5h; Reagent/catalyst;

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2-ETHYLHEXYL-2-ETHYLHEXANOATE Chemical Properties

Product Name: 2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate
Synonyms: ETHYLHEXYL ETHYLHEXANOATE;2-Ethylhexyl-2-ethylhexanoat;Dragoxate EH;Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, 2-ethylhexyl ester;DRAGOXAT EH;2-Ethylhexanoic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester;2-ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate;
The Molecular formula of  2-ETHYLHEXYL-2-ETHYLHEXANOATE(7425-14-1) : C₁₆H₃₂O₂
The Molecular Weight of  2-ETHYLHEXYL-2-ETHYLHEXANOATE(7425-14-1) : 256.42408
Molecular Structure : 
EINECS: 231-057-1

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