Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII V5WWR58LDU · registered name DIBUTOXYMETHANE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
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
- 2568-90-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 219-909-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3062528
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1037359
- IUPAC
- 1-(Butoxymethoxy)butane
- Molecular formula
- C9H20O2
- Molecular weight
- 160.257 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · liquid
- Melting/freezing point
- -58.1 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 182.5 ℃
- Flash point
- 60 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.079 ㎪
- Water solubility
- 250 ㎎/ℓ((20°C))
- Relative density
- 0.835
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 2.77
- Decomposition temperature
- 220 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 160.2539
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 9 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.
- Solvent6
- Cleaning agent1
- Fragrance1
- Emulsifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 50%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 3 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Moderate or Mild Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - 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 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- PubMed
- 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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