Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII YLD3A8PP4Z · registered name Dithio-2,2'-bis(N-methylbenzamide) · 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
- 2527-58-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 219-768-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3062495
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3037258
- IUPAC
- 2,2'-Disulfanediylbis(N-methylbenzamide)
- Molecular formula
- C16H16N2O2S2
- Molecular weight
- 332.44 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 286.27 ℃(est.)
- Molecular weight
- 332.44 (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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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.
- Biocide1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 1 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 4 studies
- Sh
Skin Sensitization · Authoritative - Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- 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
- 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