Ingredient Dictionary

DIETHYLAMINOMETHYLCOUMARIN

Coumarin 460 is a member of 7-aminocoumarins.

Definition

Coumarin 460 is a member of 7-aminocoumarins. It has a role as a fluorochrome.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 1SFJ7F6R2C · registered name DIETHYLAMINOMETHYLCOUMARIN · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER

Safety & regulatory references

Allowed colourant: United States

Source: US FDA prohibited and restricted ingredients

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ジエチルアミノメチルクマリン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される芳香族アミンである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

DIETHYLAMINOMETHYLCOUMARININCI다이에틸아미노메틸쿠마린Korean label name (MFDS standard)2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one, 7-(diethylamino)-4-methyl-SynonymジエチルアミノメチルクマリンJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 91-44-1
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 202-068-9
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID9025035
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID405035

IUPAC: 7-(Diethylamino)-4-methyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one
Molecular formula: C14H17NO2
Molecular weight: 231.295 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: solid
Melting/freezing point: 89 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 240~243 ℃
Vapour density: 8.0
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 3.22
Auto-ignition temperature: 430 ℃
Molecular weight: 231.30

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 8 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.

Brightener4
Stabilizing agent2
Dye2

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low3

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

Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation · Screening · according to other guideline: As given below
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: As mentioned below according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: as mentioned below according to