Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII F22RLS78BD · registered name BENZYL METHYL ETHER · 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
BENZYL METHYL ETHERINCIBenzene, (methoxymethyl)-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 538-86-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 208-705-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5060227
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0041511
- IUPAC
- (Methoxymethyl)benzene
- Molecular formula
- C8H10O
- Molecular weight
- 122.167 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Melting/freezing point
- -52.6 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 170 ℃
- Flash point
- 53 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 1.500 ㎜Hg ((25℃))
- Water solubility
- 3000(water) ㎎/ℓ ((20℃))
- Vapour density
- 4.2
- Relative density
- 0.9805 ((4℃))
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 1.92
- Viscosity
- 1.028 cP ((45℃))
- Molecular weight
- 122.17
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 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)
- 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)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · Chinese