Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 150CTM9A3J · registered name ACETYL TRIETHYLHEXYL CITRATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Acetyl Trialkyl Citrates
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 126-40-9
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 144-15-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 205-617-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID80883333
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID401022871
- IUPAC
- Tris(2-ethylhexyl) 2-(acetyloxy)propane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate
- Molecular formula
- C32H58O8
- Molecular weight
- 570.808 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Initial boiling point and range
- ≥ 267 ℃ (1009 mBar)
- Flash point
- 229.5 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0 ㎜Hg (25℃)
- Water solubility
- &, lt, 0.05 ㎎/ℓ (20℃, pH: 7~7.3)
- Relative density
- 0.984
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- &, gt, 5.7 (log Pow, 23℃)
- Viscosity
- 100 mPa S
- Molecular weight
- 570.79812
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 9 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.
- Plasticizer5
- Softener and conditioner2
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
- Film former1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 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 3 studies
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: EEC Directive (67/548/EEC), 7th Amended Directive (92/32/EEC) dated 30 April 1992 and EEC Directive 93/21/EEC, 27 April 1993 according to other guideline: Gefahrstoffverordnung (GefStoffV) of 29 September 1994 (BGBl.1, p. 2557) according to OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) (1992-07-17) according to EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) (1992-12-29) according to EPA OPPTS 870.2500 (Acute Dermal Irritation) (August 1998) according to - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to other guideline: Gefahrstoffverordnung (GefStoffV) of 29 September 1994 (BGBI. I, p. 2557) according to other guideline: EEC Directive (67/548/EEC), 7th Amended Directive (92/32/EEC) & EEC Directive 93/21/EEC according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) according to EPA OPPTS 870.2600 (Skin Sensitisation) according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: EEC Directive 92/69/EEC (31 July 1992), Annex V, Test B 5 (dated 29 December 1992) and EEC Directive 93/21/EEC, 27 April 1993 according to other guideline: GefahrstoffVerordnung (GefStoffV) of 29 September 1994 (BGBL 1, p. 2557) according to OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) (1992-07-17) according to EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) (1992-12-29) according to EPA OPPTS 870.2400 (Acute Eye Irritation) (August 1998) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata