Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII VX8700JGJP · registered name 2-METHYLPHENETHYL ALCOHOL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
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
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 19819-98-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 243-349-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1047071
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9027071
- IUPAC
- 2-(2-Methylphenyl)ethan-1-ol
- Molecular formula
- C9H12O
- Molecular weight
- 136.194 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Melting/freezing point
- &, lt, -20 ℃ (101 320 - 101 325 Pa)
- Initial boiling point and range
- 223.2 ℃(101325 Pa)
- Vapour pressure
- 1.9 ㎩ (24 °C)
- Water solubility
- 12339 ㎎/ℓ (24 °C)
- Relative density
- 1.013
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 2.1 (25 °C)
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 420 ℃ (&, gt, = 1020.9 - &, lt, = 1025.3 hPa)
- Viscosity
- 20.7 cP (OECD TG 114, 25.0°C)
- Molecular weight
- 136.193
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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.
- Fragrance3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
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 2 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) according to EPA OPPTS 870.2600 (Skin Sensitisation) - Corrosive or Irritation Persists for > 21 days
eye irritation: in vitro / ex vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 438 (Isolated Chicken Eye Test Method for Identifying Ocular Corrosives and Severe Irritants) [before 26 July 2013] according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- 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