Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 5TH1DKT35E · registered name N-Butylphthalimide · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ブチルフタルイミド: 本品は、次の化学式で表される複素環式化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1515-72-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 216-157-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8044591
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID6024591
- IUPAC
- 2-Butyl-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione
- Molecular formula
- C12H13NO2
- Molecular weight
- 203.241 g/mol
Measured properties
- Water solubility
- 119.5 ㎎/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 2.98
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 9 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.
- Softener and conditioner3
- Plasticizer3
- Solvent1
- Swelling agent1
- Surface modifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 1 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 4 studies
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted - Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- 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