Table 3 Selected chemical properties of DEHP and its transformation products

From: Photoaging enhances the leaching of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate and transformation products from polyvinyl chloride microplastics into aquatic environments

 

DEHP

MEHP

Phthalic acid

Phthalic anhydride

Mol. weight (g mol1)a

390.6

278.3

166.1

148.1

Log KO/W (at 20 °C)a

7.66

5.08

0.74

−0.71

Water solubility (mg L1 at 20 °C)a

3.6 × 103

2.9

533

2.45 × 104

Boiling point (°C)a

457.2

406.7

366.4

277.0

Daq (× 1010 m2 s1)b

4.45

5.33

7.00

7.44

  1. aSPARC calculator47.
  2. bCalculated70.