Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
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
CITRONELLAL DIMETHYL ACETALINCI2-Octene, 8,8-dimethoxy-2,6-dimethyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 923-69-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 213-098-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID70883605
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID601023118
- IUPAC
- 8,8-Dimethoxy-2,6-dimethyloct-2-ene
- Molecular formula
- C12H24O2
- Molecular weight
- 200.322 g/mol
Measured properties
- Water solubility
- 1571 ㎎/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 3.92
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 1 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.
- Fragrance1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate1
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