Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 4V31KQF934 · registered name 4-ISOPROPYLBENZONITRILE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
CUMINYL NITRILEINCIBenzonitrile, 4-(1-methylethyl)-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 13816-33-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 237-492-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6047440
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4027440
- IUPAC
- 4-(Propan-2-yl)benzonitrile
- Molecular formula
- C10H11N
- Molecular weight
- 145.205 g/mol
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.
- Fragrance3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
Classed as low3
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
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin corrosion: in vitro / ex vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 439 (In Vitro Skin Irritation: Reconstructed Human Epidermis Test Method) according to EU Method B.46 (In Vitro Skin Irritation: Reconstructed Human Epidermis Model Test) according to - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to other guideline: Landsteiner / Draize method - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Draize method according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vitro / ex vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 437 (Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability Test Method for Identifying Ocular Corrosives and Severe Irritants) [before 26 July 2013] according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard