Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII D8A2RW282W · registered name Benzoin ethyl ether · single chemical substance
Benzoin Ethyl Ether is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ベンゾインエチルエーテル: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 574-09-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 209-366-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID40862220
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID00811017
- IUPAC
- 2-Ethoxy-1,2-diphenylethan-1-one
- Molecular formula
- C16H16O2
- Molecular weight
- 240.302 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- White crystalline powder, [Alfa Aesar MSDS] · solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 62 ℃
- Vapour density
- 8.3
- Relative density
- 5.1016
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 3.03 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 240.297
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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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.
- Film former1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- 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