PENTYL BENZOATE is a benzoate ester.
Definition
PENTYL BENZOATE is a benzoate ester.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII CLE7K4B29S · registered name AMYL BENZOATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Benzoates as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2049-96-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 218-077-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2051849
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0030405
- IUPAC
- Pentyl benzoate
- Molecular formula
- C12H16O2
- Molecular weight
- 192.258 g/mol
Measured properties
- Water solubility
- 27.63 ㎎/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 3.79
- Molecular weight
- 192.254
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 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.
- Fragrance3
- Flavouring and nutrient1
- Deodorizer1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata