3-Octyl acetate is a carboxylic ester.
Definition
3-Octyl acetate is a carboxylic ester.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 8M41FR2J6W · registered name 3-OCTYL ACETATE · 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
3-OCTYL ACETATEINCI3-Octanol, acetateSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4864-61-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 225-471-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID30863463
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID80812082
- IUPAC
- Octan-3-yl acetate
- Molecular formula
- C10H20O2
- Molecular weight
- 172.268 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- colourless liquid with a rosy-minty odour
- Boiling point
- 187 °C
- Solubility
- soluble in alcohol, propylene glycol, fixed oils, slightly soluble in water · (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.856-0.860
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 5 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
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- 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