Ingredient Dictionary

ACETONYLACETONE

2,5-Hexanedione can cause male reproductive toxicity according to an independent committee of scientific and health experts.

Definition

2,5-Hexanedione can cause male reproductive toxicity according to an independent committee of scientific and health experts.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII C0Z8884J3P · registered name ACETONYLACETONE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Gives the product a scentPERFUMING

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Names & identifiers

ACETONYLACETONEINCI2,5-HexanedioneSynonym

CAS No.chemical registry number: 110-13-4
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 203-738-3
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID8030138
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID6010138

IUPAC: Hexane-2,5-dione
Molecular formula: C6H10O2
Molecular weight: 114.144 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: liquid
Melting/freezing point: -6 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 194 ℃
Flash point: 79 ℃((c.c.))
Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits: 11.6 / 2.4 %
Vapour pressure: 1.6 ㎜Hg ((25 ℃))
Vapour density: 3.94
Relative density: 0.97
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): -0.27
Auto-ignition temperature: 400 ℃
Molecular weight: 114.16

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 1 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.

Fragrance1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard