Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 694D4BU139 · registered name PENTYL VALERATE · single chemical substance
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 VALERATEINCIPentanoic acid, pentyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2173-56-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 218-528-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8042218
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID6022218
- IUPAC
- Pentyl pentanoate
- Molecular formula
- C10H20O2
- Molecular weight
- 172.268 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Initial boiling point and range
- 208.32 ℃
- Water solubility
- 40.9 ㎎/ℓ(20 °C, pH:7)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 4.6
- Auto-ignition temperature
- &, gt, 196.08 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 172.266
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 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.
- Fragrance2
- Flavouring and nutrient1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- 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)
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