Bis(2-ethylhexyl) amine is a secondary amino compound.
Definition
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) amine is a secondary amino compound.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 9U5Q5UV6DB · registered name DIETHYLHEXYLAMINE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Banned
- China · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Korea’s toxic-substance GHS classification: Danger · H400 (category 1) · H314 (category 1) · H410 (category 1) · +3 more
Restriction II/411 · 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 ジオクチルアミン: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるジアルキルアミンである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
JCIA labelling name ジエチルヘキシルアミン: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるジアルキルアミンである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 106-20-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-372-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7025053
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID205053
- IUPAC
- 2-Ethyl-N-(2-ethylhexyl)hexan-1-amine
- Molecular formula
- C16H35N
- Molecular weight
- 241.463 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- pH
- 9 (10 mg/L, 25°C)
- Melting/freezing point
- -89 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 277 ℃(1013hPa)
- Flash point
- 130 ℃(1013hPa)
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- 3.7 / 0.6 %
- Vapour pressure
- 0.0023 hPa(20℃)
- Water solubility
- 0.014 g/ℓ
- Vapour density
- 8.35
- Relative density
- 0.804 (20℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 7.3 (25 °C)
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 245 ℃(1001hPa)
- Viscosity
- 3.683 cP(20℃)
- Molecular weight
- 241.46
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 3 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.
- Intermediate2
- Corrosion inhibitor1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
5 skin studies and 2 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 7 studies
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - Classification not possible
Skin Irritation · Screening - SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted - Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Category 8.2C (Category 1C)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Classification not possible
Eye Irritation · Screening - Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- 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