Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid is a monocarboxylic acid that consists of cyclohexane substituted by a carboxy group.
Definition
Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid is a monocarboxylic acid that consists of cyclohexane substituted by a carboxy group. It is a conjugate acid of a cyclohexanecarboxylate.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII H9VKD9VL18 · registered name Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
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
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 98-89-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 202-711-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8059180
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1049063
- IUPAC
- Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid
- Molecular formula
- C7H12O2
- Molecular weight
- 128.171 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Colour
- colourless
- Odour
- odourless
- Melting/freezing point
- 29 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 232.5 ℃
- Flash point
- &, gt, 110 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.039 ㎜Hg (at 25 ℃)
- Water solubility
- 4600 ㎎/ℓ (at 25 ℃)
- Relative density
- 1.0480 ((4/15 ℃))
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 1.96
- Molecular weight
- 128.17
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 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.
- Fragrance3
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 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 3 studies
- Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
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- Phytochemical Screening, GC-MS Analysis, Toxicity and Antimicrobial Properties of Extracts Outer Shell Poikilospermum suaveolens (Blume) Merr · 2021
- Tranexamic Acid Ameliorates Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Induced by Long‐term Ultraviolet A Irradiation · 2018
- The Inhibitory Effect of S-777469, a Cannabinoid Type 2 Receptor Agonist, on Skin Inflammation in Mice · 2017
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- 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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