Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII Z3NXK8Y7EX · registered name 3-(4-Isobutylphenyl)-2-methylpropanal · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- International fragrance standard (IFRA)
Source: IFRA fragrance standards
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
3-(P-CUMENYL)-2-METHYLPROPIONALDEHYDEINCIBenzenepropanal, .alpha.-methyl-4-(2-methylpropyl)-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 6658-48-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 229-695-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4052346
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4030918
- IUPAC
- 2-Methyl-3-[4-(2-methylpropyl)phenyl]propanal
- Molecular formula
- C14H20O
- Molecular weight
- 204.313 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 29 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.
- Fragrance28
- Flavouring and nutrient1
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
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 11
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- IFRA fragrance standards
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search
- 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