Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 991142090Z · registered name 2,6-DIMETHYL-2-HEPTANOL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
2,6-DIMETHYLHEPTANOLINCI2-Heptanol, 2,6-dimethyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 13254-34-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 236-244-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6041424
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4021424
- IUPAC
- 2,6-Dimethylheptan-2-ol
- Molecular formula
- C9H20O
- Molecular weight
- 144.258 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid, CBI
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 49 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance48
- Flavouring and nutrient1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate1
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 3 studies
- Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English · Chinese