Chemical Name: Diethyl phthalate

CAS No.: 84-66-2

DEP is widely used in fields such as pharmaceuticals, fragrances, plastics, rubber and coatings. It is primarily used as the preferred plasticizer for cellulose acetate. In the pharmaceutical industry, DEP serves as an excipient, plasticizing agents for polymer devices and tablet coatings, and can also be used as a stationary phase in gas chromatography and as an analytical reagent. In the fragrance industry, DEP is used as a fixative, and is found in end products such as fruit fragrances and scented candles.