6-methylcoumarin is a member of the class of coumarins that is coumarin in which the hydrogen at position 6 is replaced by a methyl group.
Definition
6-methylcoumarin is a member of the class of coumarins that is coumarin in which the hydrogen at position 6 is replaced by a methyl group. It has a role as a fragrance and an allergen.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII EHP8W0L01A · registered name 6-METHYLCOUMARIN · single chemical substance
6-Methyl Coumarin is the heterocyclic compound that conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Banned
- International fragrance standard (IFRA) · Taiwan
- Restricted or banned
- South Korea · Taiwan
- Restricted
- Taiwan · United Kingdom
Source: IFRA fragrance standards · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · Taiwan FDA cosmetic regulations · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
Argentina · Brazil
- Field of application and/or use : Oral hygiene products
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 0.003%
ASEAN
- Field of application and/or use : Oral hygiene products
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 0.003%
European Union
- Product Type, body parts : Oral products
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 0.003%
- Other : The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)g when its concentration exceeds: - 0.001% in leave-on products - 0.01% in rinse-off products
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III (restricted substances), entry 46 · maximum concentration 0.003% · applies to Oral products
Restriction III/46 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 6-メチルクマリン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される複素環式化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 92-48-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 202-158-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9025588
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID105588
- IUPAC
- 6-Methyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one
- Molecular formula
- C10H8O2
- Molecular weight
- 160.172 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 76.5 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 304 ℃
- Flash point
- 124 ℃
- Flammability (solid, gas)
- flammable
- Vapour pressure
- 0.0009 ㎜Hg (at 25 ℃)
- Vapour density
- 5.53
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 2.06
- Molecular weight
- 160.17
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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
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.
- Deodorizer2
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- Fragrance1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 25
- ASEAN Cosmetic Directive
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- EU Cosmetics Regulation
- EU restricted substances (Annex III)
- IFRA fragrance standards
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3 4
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients 2
- Taiwan FDA cosmetic regulations
- Tlooto literature search 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 · Japanese · Chinese