Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII FDJ36QMI3H · registered name DIIODOMETHYLTOLYLSULFONE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
Safety & regulatory references
Korea’s toxic-substance GHS classification: Danger · H400 (category 1) · H410 (category 1) · H318 (category 1) · +3 more
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
DIIODOMETHYLTOLYLSULFONEINCI다이아이오도메틸톨릴설폰Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzene, 1-[(diiodomethyl)sulfonyl]-4-methyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 20018-09-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 243-468-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3032541
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1012541
- IUPAC
- 1-(Diiodomethanesulfonyl)-4-methylbenzene
- Molecular formula
- C8H8I2O2S
- Molecular weight
- 422.02 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Tan solid, [Reference #1] Tan odorless powder, [Dow Chemical MSDS] · Tan powder at room temperature
- Boiling point
- 394 °C
- Melting point
- 136 °C (range of 149-152 °C) · Melting point: 150 °C
- Solubility
- In water, 10 mg/L at 25 °C · In water, 0.1 to 1 mg/L (temperature not reported), technical grade
- Density
- 2.20
- Melting/freezing point
- 136 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 394 ℃
- Flash point
- 60 ℃
- Water solubility
- 10 ㎎/ℓ(25℃)
- Vapour density
- 1 ( g/㎤, 25℃)
- Relative density
- 2.2
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 2.66
- Molecular weight
- 442.02
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 21 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.
- Biocide16
- Preservative5
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- 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 · Japanese