Pentyl 3-methylbutanoate is a fatty acid ester.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII E28KFH7P99 · registered name Pentyl isovalerate · single chemical substance
Pentyl 3-methylbutanoate is a fatty acid ester.
Source: PubChem
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
AMYL ISOVALERATEINCIButanoic acid, 3-methyl-, pentyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 25415-62-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 246-954-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1067093
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9037298
- IUPAC
- Pentyl 3-methylbutanoate
- Molecular formula
- C10H20O2
- Molecular weight
- 172.268 g/mol
Measured properties
- Boiling point
- 169.00 to 170.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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.
- Fragrance3
- Flavouring and nutrient1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata