Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 0Q75589TM3 · registered name DIETHYLENETRIAMINE PENTAMETHYLENE PHOSPHONIC ACID · 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
- 15827-60-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 239-931-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0027775
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID207775
- IUPAC
- [Ethane-1,2-diylnitrilobis(methylene)]pentakis(phosphonic acid)
- Molecular formula
- C9H28N3O15P5
- Molecular weight
- 573.198 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid, Dry Powder · Solid, [ECHA REACH Registrations] 49-51% Aqueous solution: Clear amber to pale yellow liquid, [Redox Chemicals MSDS]
- Colour
- white
- Initial boiling point and range
- 110 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0 ㎩ (@ 25 ℃)
- Vapour density
- 19.79
- Relative density
- 1.42
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -3.4
- Molecular weight
- 573.20
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 10 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.
- Corrosion inhibitor3
- Anti-scaling agent2
- Processing aids not otherwise specified2
- Chelating agent1
- Cleaning agent1
- Intermediate1
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
- Corrosive
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Consumer Product Safety Commission of the USA in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 16, Section 1500.41. equivalent or similar to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Corrosive or Irritation Persists for > 21 days
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Consumer Product Safety Commission of the USA in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 16, Section 1500.42. equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- 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
- Wikipedia · English