Cetyl Methacrylate is the ester of Cetyl Alcohol and Methacrylic Acid.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII CK8I60B77H · registered name HEXADECYL METHACRYLATE · single chemical substance
Cetyl Methacrylate is the ester of Cetyl Alcohol and Methacrylic Acid.
Cosmetic roles
No declared roleNOT REPORTED
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
CETYL METHACRYLATEINCI2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, hexadecyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2495-27-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 219-672-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5027485
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID907485
- IUPAC
- Hexadecyl 2-methylprop-2-enoate
- Molecular formula
- C20H38O2
- Molecular weight
- 310.522 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · Clear odorless liquid, [MSDSonline]
- Melting/freezing point
- 16 ℃(1013 hPa)
- Initial boiling point and range
- 367 ℃(1013 hPa)
- Flash point
- &, gt, 110 ℃
- Water solubility
- &, lt, 1 ug/L (25℃)
- Vapour density
- 0.86 g/㎤
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 8.64 (log Pow, 20℃)
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 260 ℃ (1000 hPa)
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 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.
- Intermediate2
- Photosensitive agent2
- Monomers1
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
- PubChem
- 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