Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 39M11XPH03 · registered name Cupric acetate · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 142-71-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 205-553-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2059720
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID8034613
- IUPAC
- Copper(2+) diacetate
- Molecular formula
- C4H6CuO4
- Molecular weight
- 181.634 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Cupric acetate appears as a blue-green crystalline solid. The primary hazard is the threat to the environment. Immediate steps should be taken to limit its spread to the environment. It is used as an insecticide, in the preparation of other chemicals, as a fungicide, and mildew preventive. · Blue-green hygroscopic solid, [HSDB] Green, odorless, hygroscopic crystals, Soluble in water, [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
- Melting point
- 239 °F (USCG, 1999)
- Density
- 1.9 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water, will sink
- Odour
- odourless
- Flash point
- 40 ℃
- Flammability (solid, gas)
- not flammable
- Vapour pressure
- 0.002 ㎩ (25℃)
- Water solubility
- 76.3 g/ℓ (20℃, pH: 5.1)
- Vapour density
- 1.88 g/㎤
- Relative density
- 1.92
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 239 ℃
- Decomposition temperature
- 273 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 181.636
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 2 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.
- Intermediate1
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
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 5 studies
- Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Classification not possible
Skin Irritation · Screening - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) - Classification not possible
Eye Irritation · Screening - Corrosive or Irritation Persists for > 21 days
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 17
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- 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
- Tlooto literature search 2
- 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
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