Car-3-ene is a monoterpene.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII H2M15SNR6N · registered name 3-CARENE · single chemical substance
Car-3-ene is a monoterpene. It derives from a hydride of a carane.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Banned
- South Korea
- Restricted or banned
- South Korea
- Restricted
- United Kingdom
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · EU Cosmetics Regulation · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
European Union
- Other : Peroxide value less than 10 mmoles/L (15 )
- Wording of conditions of use and warnings : (15 ) This limit applies to the substance and not to the finished cosmetic product.’
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Korea’s toxic-substance GHS classification: Warning · H400 (category 1) · H410 (category 1) · H315 (category 2) · +2 more
EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III (restricted substances), entry 121
Restriction III/121
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 13466-78-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 236-719-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4047462
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID2027462
- IUPAC
- 3,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[4.1.0]hept-3-ene
- Molecular formula
- C10H16
- Molecular weight
- 136.238 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Carene is a colorless liquid with a sweet, turpentine-like odor. Floats on water. (USCG, 1999) · Liquid
- Boiling point
- 338 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999) · 169.00 to 174.00 °C. @ 705.00 mm Hg
- Melting point
- < 25 °C
- Solubility
- Insoluble in water, soluble in benzene, pet ether · Slightly soluble (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.86 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Less dense than water, will float · 0.860-0.868
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 100 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.
- Fragrance97
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- Intermediate1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
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- 14-Step Synthesis of (+)-Ingenol from (+)-3-Carene · 2013
- Activity of Schinus Areira (Anacardiaceae) Essential Oils against the Grain Storage Pest Tribolium castaneum · 2011
Linked databases 19
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- EU Cosmetics Regulation
- EU restricted substances (Annex III)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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