Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII S79ZK47L2P · registered name .OMEGA.-6-HEXADECENLACTONE · mixture
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
AMBRETTOLIDEINCIOxacycloheptadec-7-en-2-oneSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 7779-50-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 231-929-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6040799
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID00809959
- IUPAC
- 1-Oxacycloheptadec-7-en-2-one
- Molecular formula
- C16H28O2
- Molecular weight
- 252.398 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- colourless to slightly yellow liquid with a strong, musk odour
- Boiling point
- 185-190 °C (16 mm Hg)
- Solubility
- 1 ml in 9 ml 80% alcohol (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.949-0.957
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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.
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- Fragrance2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 11
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata