Diethyl succinate is a fatty acid ester.
Definition
Diethyl succinate is a fatty acid ester.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII ELP55C13DR · registered name Diethyl Succinate · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel on the Safety Assessment of Dicarboxylic Acids, Salts and Esters
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name コハク酸ジエチル: 本品は、コハク酸（＊）とエタノールのジエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 123-25-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 204-612-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2038732
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0018732
- IUPAC
- Diethyl butanedioate
- Molecular formula
- C8H14O4
- Molecular weight
- 174.196 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Colorless liquid, [ICSC] · Liquid
- Boiling point
- 217.00 to 218.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg · 217 °C
- Melting point
- -21 °C
- Solubility
- 19.1 mg/mL at 25 °C · Solubility in water, g/100ml at 25 °C: 0.2
- Density
- 1.04 g/cm³ · 1.031-1.041
- Melting/freezing point
- -20 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 217 ℃
- Flash point
- 90 ℃
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- 6.5 / 1.1 %
- Vapour pressure
- (1.3 mbar at 55 C)
- Vapour density
- 6.0
- Relative density
- 1.047
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 1.26
- Viscosity
- 2.47 cP (25 C)
- Molecular weight
- 174.22
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 12 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.
- Fragrance6
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- Solvent1
- Softener and conditioner1
- Deodorizer1
- Plasticizer1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 21
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English · Chinese