Ethyl decanoate is a fatty acid ethyl ester of decanoic acid.
Definition
Ethyl decanoate is a fatty acid ethyl ester of decanoic acid. It has a role as a metabolite. It is a fatty acid ethyl ester and a decanoate ester.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII GY39FB86UO · registered name ETHYL DECANOATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 110-38-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-761-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0044363
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID8024363
- IUPAC
- Ethyl decanoate
- Molecular formula
- C12H24O2
- Molecular weight
- 200.322 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · Colourless liquid with an oily brandy-like odour
- Boiling point
- 241.00 to 245.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg · 243 °C
- Melting point
- -20 °C
- Solubility
- 0.0159 mg/mL at 25 °C · Soluble in most fixed oils, insoluble in glycerol and propylene glycol
- Density
- 0.863-0.868
- Melting/freezing point
- -20 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 241.5 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.031 ㎜Hg (@ 25 ℃, est.)
- Vapour density
- 6.91
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 4.79 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 200.32
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 9 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.
- Fragrance5
- Softener and conditioner2
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 18
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- 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
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search
- 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)
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