Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII OI92915815 · registered name CINNAMYL PROPIONATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
CINNAMYL PROPIONATEINCI2-Propen-1-ol, 3-phenyl-, propanoateSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 103-56-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-124-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1047607
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9027607
- IUPAC
- 3-Phenylprop-2-en-1-yl propanoate
- Molecular formula
- C12H14O2
- Molecular weight
- 190.242 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Colourless to pale yellow liquid, fruity-floral odour
- Boiling point
- 289 °C
- Solubility
- insoluble in water · miscible (in ethanol)
- Density
- 1.029-1.034
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 6 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.
- Fragrance4
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
Classed as highly irritating1Classed as low4
The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 20%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 5 studies
- Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: as mentioned below according to - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to other guideline: As mentioned below - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: as mentioned below according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: as mentioned below according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard