4-Ethyloctanoic acid is a medium-chain fatty acid.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII F9ESD8LYSQ · registered name 4-ETHYLOCTANOIC ACID · single chemical substance
4-Ethyloctanoic acid is a medium-chain fatty acid.
Source: PubChem
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
4-ETHYLOCTANOIC ACIDINCIOctanoic acid, 4-ethyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 16493-80-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 240-560-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID40864683
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID40813171
- IUPAC
- 4-Ethyloctanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C10H20O2
- Molecular weight
- 172.268 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid, fruity, floral aroma
- Boiling point
- 110.00 °C. @ 1.00 mm Hg · 110 °C (1 mm Hg)
- Solubility
- slightly · Slightly soluble in water, soluble in hexane
- Density
- 0.898-0.908
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
Related literature
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- 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 · Chinese