Vanillin isobutyrate is a member of phenols and a benzoate ester.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII C55654RCNR · registered name VANILLIN ISOBUTYRATE · single chemical substance
Vanillin isobutyrate is a member of phenols and a benzoate ester.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
4-FORMYL-2-METHOXYPHENYL ISOBUTYRATEINCIPropanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 4-formyl-2-methoxyphenyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 20665-85-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 243-956-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9047201
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID7027201
- IUPAC
- 4-Formyl-2-methoxyphenyl 2-methylpropanoate
- Molecular formula
- C12H14O4
- Molecular weight
- 222.24 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 23 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.
- Fragrance21
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
Classed as low1
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.
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- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vitro / ex vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 437 (Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability Test Method for Identifying Ocular Corrosives and Severe Irritants) [before 26 July 2013] according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard