Detailed Description:
• Chemical nature: It’s an ester of adipic acid and 2-ethylhexanol.
• Physical form: Clear, colorless to pale yellow oily liquid.
• Key functions: Acts as plasticizer (softener), improves flexibility at low temperature, improves compatibility with pigments and other additives. Also used in cosmetics/emollients, adhesives, sealants.
• Regulatory profile: Many grades are REACH-, RoHS-, FDA-compliant or made suitable for food contact/flexible films, depending on supplier. Some are specifically marketed as "non-phthalate" plasticizers.

Technical Specifications:
Below are typical / representative specification ranges for DOA: • Chemical formula C₂₂H₄₂O₄
• Molecular weight ~ 370.6 g/mol
• Appearance Clear, colorless or slightly pale yellow liquid
• Purity / ester content ≥ 99.0-99.5 %
• Density (20-25 °C) ~ 0.924-0.930 g/cm³
• Melting / pour point −65 to −70 °C approx.
• Boiling point ~ 214 °C (at low pressure) or higher depending on conditions
• Flash point ~ 190-196 °C
• Acid value Very low, ≦ 0.02-0.1 mg KOH/g
• Color (APHA / Pt-Co) ≤ 20-50 maximum depending on grade

Available Brands:
• Aekyung Chemical (South Korea) – DOA product line; good chromatography, low acid value etc. Special Chem
• Ataman Chemicals – Offers “Eco-friendly DOA Plasticizer” with typical DOA properties. Ataman Chemicals
• Harwick Standard – Polycizer® DOA plasticizer offering low temperature flexibility etc. SpecialChem
• Croda – Crodamol™ DOA, used in cosmetics / emollients etc. Special Chem
• Various chemical intermediates / plastic additives suppliers in China and elsewhere – e.g. Chem Ceed, AOJIN, etc