Decyl acetate is a carboxylic ester.
Definition
Decyl acetate is a carboxylic ester.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII VNW56K9DYT · registered name DECYL ACETATE · 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
- 112-17-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-942-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8047189
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID6027189
- IUPAC
- Decyl acetate
- Molecular formula
- C12H24O2
- Molecular weight
- 200.322 g/mol
Measured properties
- Melting/freezing point
- -15.0 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 244 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.00347 ㎜Hg
- Water solubility
- 3.520 ㎎/ℓ (25 deg c)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 4.790
- Molecular weight
- 200.36
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 6 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.
- Fragrance4
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 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 4 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to other guideline: Open Epicutaneous Test (OET) - Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- 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