Butyl salicylate is a member of phenols and a benzoate ester.
Definition
Butyl salicylate is a member of phenols and a benzoate ester. It is functionally related to a salicylic acid.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII QPR9LM8VZO · registered name BUTYL SALICYLATE · single chemical substance
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
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2052-14-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 218-142-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8062153
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1036335
- IUPAC
- Butyl 2-hydroxybenzoate
- Molecular formula
- C11H14O3
- Molecular weight
- 194.23 g/mol
Measured properties
- Melting/freezing point
- -5.9 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 271 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.000186 ㎜Hg (at 25degC)
- Water solubility
- 19.8 ㎎/ℓ (at 25degC)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 4.63
- Molecular weight
- 194.25
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 5 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.
- Flavouring and nutrient3
- Fragrance2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
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 1 studies
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- The effect of topically applied salicylic compounds on serotonin‐induced scratching behaviour in hairless rats · 2002
- Development of an in vivo Animal Model for Skin Penetration in Hairless Rats Assessed by Mass Balance · 2002
- Percutaneous penetration and metabolism of salicylic acid derivatives across hairless mouse skin in diffusion cell in vitro · 1995
- THE COMPARATIVE ABSORPTION OF CERTAIN SALICYLATE ESTERS BY THE HUMAN SKIN · 1934
Linked databases 14
- 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
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4
- 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