4-t-Butylbenzoic acid is an alkylbenzene.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 43Z7T3VN0R · registered name 4-tert-Butylbenzoic acid · single chemical substance
4-t-Butylbenzoic acid is an alkylbenzene.
Source: PubChem
4-t-Butylbenzoic Acid is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Banned
- ASEAN · European Union · United Kingdom
Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II (prohibited substances), entry 1549
Restriction II/1549 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 98-73-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 202-696-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0040703
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID8020703
- IUPAC
- 4-tert-Butylbenzoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C11H14O2
- Molecular weight
- 178.231 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Dry Powder, Liquid · Colorless or white solid, [CHEMINFO] Beige chips or powder, [MSDSonline]
- Melting point
- 164.5-165.5 °C
- Solubility
- INSOL IN WATER, VERY SOL IN ALCOHOL & BENZENE
- Density
- 1.142 @ 20°C
- Melting/freezing point
- 164.5~165.5 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 280 ℃
- Flash point
- 180 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.000636 ㎜Hg (25)
- Water solubility
- 28 ㎎/ℓ
- Relative density
- 0.6 (g/㎤ at 20 ℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 3.4 (at 21 ℃)
- Molecular weight
- 178.25
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 4 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.
- Processing aids not otherwise specified2
- Biocide1
- Deodorizer1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
5 skin studies and 2 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 7 studies
- Not classified
Skin Irritation · Screening - Not classified
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: E.E.C. Directive 84/449/EEC appendix V B4 according to - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: 84/449/EEC appendix V B5 according to - Category 2B
Eye Irritation · Screening
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 22
- ASEAN Cosmetic Directive
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- EU Cosmetics Regulation
- EU prohibited substances (Annex II)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
- 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 · Chinese