4-Ethyl-2-methoxyphenol is a member of phenols and a member of methoxybenzenes.
Definition
4-Ethyl-2-methoxyphenol is a member of phenols and a member of methoxybenzenes.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII C9NFD83BJ5 · registered name 4-ETHYLGUAIACOL · 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
- 2785-89-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 220-500-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0047038
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID8027038
- IUPAC
- 4-Ethyl-2-methoxyphenol
- Molecular formula
- C9H12O2
- Molecular weight
- 152.193 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · Colourless, oily liquid, warm, sweet, spicy, medicinal odour
- Boiling point
- 235.00 to 236.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg · 229-235 °C
- Melting point
- -7 °C
- Solubility
- slightly soluble in water, miscible in oils · miscible (in ethanol)
- Density
- 1.056-1.066
- Colour
- colourless
- Melting/freezing point
- 15 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 236 ℃
- Flash point
- 108 ℃
- Water solubility
- 693.8 ㎎/ℓ
- Relative density
- 1.06
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 2.38
- Molecular weight
- 152.19
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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 6 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.
- Flavouring and nutrient3
- Fragrance3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 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 1 studies
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- 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
- Wikipedia · English · Japanese