Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
DIMETHYL BENZENEBUTANOLINCIBenzenebutanol, .beta.,.delta.-dimethyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 92585-24-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 402-770-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1052616
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID5031189
- IUPAC
- 2-Methyl-4-phenylpentan-1-ol
- Molecular formula
- C12H18O
- Molecular weight
- 178.275 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Initial boiling point and range
- 274.1 ℃
- Flash point
- 110.7 ℃
- Relative density
- 0.953 (g/cm3)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 3.38
- Molecular weight
- 178.27
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.
- Fragrance3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
4 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate1
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 5 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) according to EPA OPPTS 870.2600 (Skin Sensitisation) - Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Skin Sens. 1
Skin Sensitization · Authoritative - Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: OECD Guidelines for Testing of Chemicals according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard