Butyl cinnamate is a cinnamate ester.
Definition
Butyl cinnamate is a cinnamate ester.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 05Q793M6Z5 · registered name BUTYL CINNAMATE · 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
BUTYL CINNAMATEINCI2-Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl-, butyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 538-65-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 208-699-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0060226
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID5041510
- IUPAC
- Butyl 3-phenylprop-2-enoate
- Molecular formula
- C13H16O2
- Molecular weight
- 204.269 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Colourless, oily, somewhat viscous liquid, sweet, oily, balsamic, fruity odour
- Boiling point
- 287 °C
- Solubility
- slightly soluble to insoluble in water · miscible (in ethanol)
- Density
- 1.008-1.014
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.
- Fragrance2
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search
- 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 2