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미국 FDA 물질 등록 · UNII 519R9981PM · 등록명 3-METHYL-3-OCTANOL · 단일 화학물질

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Ingredient Dictionary

3-METHYL-3-OCTANOL

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 519R9981PM · registered name 3-METHYL-3-OCTANOL · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Gives the product a scentPERFUMING

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Names & identifiers

3-METHYL-3-OCTANOLINCI3-Octanol, 3-methyl-Synonym

CAS No.chemical registry number: 5340-36-3
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 226-276-4
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID80884148
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID301023614

IUPAC: 3-Methyloctan-3-ol
Molecular formula: C9H20O
Molecular weight: 144.258 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: liquid
Colour: colourless
Initial boiling point and range: 189 ℃
Flash point: 71 ℃
Vapour pressure: 0.22 ㎜Hg(25℃)
Water solubility: 495 ㎎/ℓ
Relative density: 1.4257 (at 25℃)
Molecular weight: 144.254

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 1 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.

Fragrance1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 0 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 1 studies

SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted