Octyl octanoate is a carboxylic ester.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 0 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Octyl octanoate is a carboxylic ester.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII MM00XO86JQ · registered name CAPRYLYL CAPRYLATE · single chemical substance
octyl octanoate
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name カプリル酸カプリリル: 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
- 2306-88-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 218-980-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3062318
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID7036799
- IUPAC
- Octyl octanoate
- Molecular formula
- C16H32O2
- Molecular weight
- 256.43 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · colourless liquid with a faint, green tea odour
- Boiling point
- 306.00 to 307.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg · 306-307 °C
- Melting point
- -18.1 °C
- Solubility
- soluble in alcohol, insoluble in water · (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.8554
- Melting/freezing point
- -18.1 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 306.8 ℃
- Flash point
- 161.5 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.015 ㎩ (20℃)
- Water solubility
- &, lt, 0.05 ㎎/ℓ (20℃, pH: 6.4~6.9)
- Vapour density
- 0.855 g/㎤
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 6.51 (log Pow)
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 230 ℃ (1005~1007 hPa)
- Viscosity
- 4.56 mPa S
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 3 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 nutrient2
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 17
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata