Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
ALPHA-METHYLDECANENITRILEINCIDecanenitrile, 2-methyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 69300-15-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 273-960-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID20867819
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID40815973
- IUPAC
- 2-Methyldecanenitrile
- Molecular formula
- C11H21N
- Molecular weight
- 167.296 g/mol
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.
- Fragrance5
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as low2
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 2 studies
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: OECD 402 'Acute Dermal Toxicity' according to other guideline: EU Method B.3 according to - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay)
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard