Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 7ET3LE4BID · registered name PENTYL PHENYLACETATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
AMYL PHENYLACETATEINCIBenzeneacetic acid, pentyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 5137-52-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 225-895-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7063714
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID6041006
- IUPAC
- Pentyl phenylacetate
- Molecular formula
- C13H18O2
- Molecular weight
- 206.285 g/mol
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
Irritation and sensitisation studies
4 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
Classed as low4
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 6 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation · Screening · equivalent or similar to other guideline: as mentioned below - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation · Screening · equivalent or similar to other guideline: As mentioned below - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: as below according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard