Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII OX17195H4T · registered name Dimepranol · 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
- 108-16-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-556-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5031210
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3011210
- IUPAC
- 1-(Dimethylamino)propan-2-ol
- Molecular formula
- C5H13NO
- Molecular weight
- 103.165 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · liquid
- Melting/freezing point
- -20 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 121~127 ℃
- Flash point
- 32 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 5.06 (at 25 C)
- Vapour density
- 3.52
- Relative density
- 0.84g/cm3
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -0.520
- Molecular weight
- 103.17 (est.)
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 6 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.
- Processing aids not otherwise specified2
- Intermediate2
- pH regulating agent1
- Surface modifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 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 5 studies
- Corrosive
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Skin Corr. 1B
Skin Irritation · Authoritative - Category 8.2C (Category 1C)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Corrosive or Irritation Persists for > 21 days
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- 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
- Wikipedia · English · Japanese