Cyclopentanecarboxylic acid is a carboxylic acid.
Definition
Cyclopentanecarboxylic acid is a carboxylic acid.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII Z6691VH94A · registered name Cyclopentanecarboxylic acid · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
CYCLOPENTANE CARBOXYLIC ACIDINCI사이클로펜탄카복실릭애씨드Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 3400-45-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 222-269-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID70187610
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID30110101
- IUPAC
- Cyclopentanecarboxylic acid
- Molecular formula
- C6H10O2
- Molecular weight
- 114.144 g/mol
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.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 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 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
Related literature
Linked databases 14
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search
- 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
- Wikipedia · English