Diallyl disulfide is an organic disulfide where the organic group specified is allyl.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 5HI47O6OA7 · registered name ALLYL DISULFIDE · single chemical substance
Diallyl disulfide is an organic disulfide where the organic group specified is allyl. It has been isolated from garlic and other species of the genus Allium. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, an antifungal agent and a plant metabolite.
Source: PubChem
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
- 2179-57-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 218-548-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9035206
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID7015206
- IUPAC
- 3-[(Prop-2-en-1-yl)disulfanyl]prop-1-ene
- Molecular formula
- C6H10S2
- Molecular weight
- 146.27 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Initial boiling point and range
- 139 ℃
- Flash point
- 62 ℃((SCC))
- Vapour pressure
- 1.0 ㎜Hg (at 20℃)
- Vapour density
- (&, gt, 5)
- Relative density
- 1.008 ()
- Molecular weight
- 146.27
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.
- Flavouring and nutrient3
- Fragrance3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 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 4 studies
- Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across - SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted - Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
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
- 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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