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. 2020 Aug 5;17(16):5655. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17165655

Table 2.

List of abbreviations of the most common parent phthalates and their metabolites.

Phthalate Abbreviation Formula
Benzyl-butyl Phthalate BBP C19H20O4
Di-butyl Phthalate DBP C16H22O4
Di-cyclohexyl Phthalate DCHP C20H26O4
Di-ethyl Phthalate DEP C12H14O4
Di-etylhexyl Phthalate DEHP C24H38O4
Di-isobutyl Phthalate DIBP C16H22O4
Di-isodecyl Phthalate DIDP C28H46O4
Di-isononyl Phthalate DINP C26H42O4
Di-methyl Phthalate DMP C10H10O4
Di-n-octyl Phthalate DnOP C24H38O4
Mono-n-butyl phthalate MnBP C12H14O4
Monobenzyl phthalate MBzP C15H12O4
Monocarboxy-isononly phthalate MCNP C18H24O6
Monocarboxyoctyl phthalate MCOP C₁₇H₂₂O₆
Mono-(3-carboxypropyl) phthalate MCPP C12H12O6
Mono(2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl) phthalate MECPP C16H20O6
Mono(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) Phthalate MEHHP C16H22O5
Mono(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate MEHP C16H22O4
Mono(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) Phthalate MEOHP C16H20O5
Mono-ethyl phthalate MEP C10H10O4
Monoisobutyl Phthalate MiBP C12H14O4
Monoisononyl Phthalate MINP C17H24O4
Mono-methyl Phthalate MMP C9H8O4
Mono-methyl Phthalate MNOP C9H8O4