Ingredient Dictionary

ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE

Acetyl tributyl citrate is an organooxygen compound.

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 1,919 list it before the 1% line and 4 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 1,922 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 1,922

Definition

Acetyl tributyl citrate is an organooxygen compound. It is functionally related to a tetracarboxylic acid.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 0ZBX0N59RZ · registered name ACETYLTRIBUTYL CITRATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Acetylcitric acid tributyl ester

Cosmetic roles

Keeps a film flexiblePLASTICISERGives the product a scentPERFUMINGListed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE

Safety & regulatory references

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Acetyl Triethyl Citrate, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Acetyl Trihexyl Citrate, and Acetyl Trioctyl Citrate

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Acetyl Trialkyl Citrates

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name クエン酸アセチルトリブチル: 本品は、アセチル化したクエン酸（＊）とブタノール（＊）とのトリエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATEINCI아세틸트라이부틸시트레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-(acetyloxy)-, tributyl esterSynonymクエン酸アセチルトリブチルJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 77-90-7
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 201-067-0
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID2026446
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID006446

IUPAC: Tributyl 2-(acetyloxy)propane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate
Molecular formula: C20H34O8
Molecular weight: 402.484 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Dry Powder, Large Crystals, Liquid, Wet Solid, Other Solid · Colorless liquid with a mild sweet odor, [HSDB]
Odour: Very faint sweet, herbaceous odor · Odorless
Boiling point: 331 °C at 732 mm Hg · Boiling Point: 326 °C (purity not stated)
Melting point: -80 °C
Solubility: In water, 5 mg/L, temp not specified · In water, 4.49 mg/L at 20 °C
Density: 1.046 at 25 °C · Distillation range: 172-174 °C (1 mm Hg), bulk density= 8.74 lb/gal (25 °C), combustible
Stability: Stable under recommended storage conditions.
Viscosity: 42.7 cPs at 25 °C · 42.7 cP (at 25 ℃)
Colour: colourless
Odour threshold: (50 mg/L)
Melting/freezing point: -80 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 331 ℃(at 732 mmHg)
Flash point: 113 ℃(c.c.)
Flammability (solid, gas): flammable
Vapour pressure: 0.00000455 ㎜Hg (@ 25 ℃, est.)
Water solubility: 5 ㎎/ℓ (at 0 ℃ in water)
Vapour density: 14.1
Relative density: 1.046 (at 25 ℃)
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 4.3 (est.)
Auto-ignition temperature: 537 ℃
Molecular weight: 402.88

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 66 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.

Plasticizer38
Fragrance7
Processing aids not otherwise specified6
Adhesion/cohesion promoter4
Solvent2
Soil amendments2
Deodorizer2
Flavouring and nutrient2

3 other uses

Stabilizing agent1
Film former1
Lubricating agent1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard