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ALUMINUM ISOPROPOXIDE

Aluminium Isopropoxide is the organic compound.

Molecular structure

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII R7486191H8 · registered name ALUMINUM ISOPROPOXIDE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Aluminium Isopropoxide is the organic compound.

Cosmetic roles

Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE

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

ALUMINUM ISOPROPOXIDEINCI2-Propanol, aluminium saltSynonym
CAS No.chemical registry number
555-31-7
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
209-090-8
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID2027202
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID907202
IUPAC
Aluminium tripropan-2-olate
Molecular formula
C9H21AlO3
Molecular weight
204.246 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
Liquid · White hygroscopic solid, Soluble in ethanol, benzene and other organic solvents, Decomposes in water, [Merck Index] White granules with an odor of alcohol, [MSDSonline]
Boiling point
135 °C @ 10 mm Hg, 131 °C @ 7.5 mm Hg, 125.5 °C @ 5.5 mm Hg, 113 °C @ 2.5 mm Hg, 106 °C @ 1.5 mm Hg, 94 °C @ 0.5 mm Hg
Melting point
119 °C
Solubility
Soluble in ethanol, isopropanol, benzene, toluene, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, petroleum hydrocarbons.
Density
1.025 @ 20 °C · 1.035 @25 °C
Stability
Low melting solids or colorless, volatile liquids. /Alkylaluminum halides/ · Less sensitive than trialkylaminums to oxidation upon exposure to air. /Alkylaluminum halides/
Colour
colourless
pH
8.5
Melting/freezing point
130~134 ℃
Initial boiling point and range
135 ℃(13 hPa)
Flash point
16 ℃
Vapour pressure
1~35 Torr (≥119℃)
Water solubility
0 (20℃, pH: 8.5)
Vapour density
1.035 g/㎤
Relative density
1.025 (20℃)
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
0.05 (log Pow)
Molecular weight
204.23

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 3 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.

  • Intermediate1
  • Abrasive1
  • Catalyst1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

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 1 studies
  • Not likely to be sensitizing
    skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation)

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

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