Ethyl cinnamate is an alkyl cinnamate and an ethyl ester.
Definition
Ethyl cinnamate is an alkyl cinnamate and an ethyl ester.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII C023P3M5JJ · registered name ETHYL CINNAMATE · 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
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ケイヒ酸エチル: 本品は、ケイヒ酸のエチルエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 103-36-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-104-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9022520
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID802520
- IUPAC
- Ethyl 3-phenylprop-2-enoate
- Molecular formula
- C11H12O2
- Molecular weight
- 176.215 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Melting/freezing point
- 6~10 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 271 ℃
- Flash point
- &, gt, 100 ℃
- Relative density
- 1.045-1.049
- Molecular weight
- 176.22
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 35 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.
- Fragrance31
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- UV stabilizer1
- No specific technical function1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 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 3 studies
- Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) Feb. 1987 according to other guideline: EEC Guideline B.5 "Acute Toxicity (Eye Irritation)", Jan. 1997. according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
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- Optimization of Polysorbate 80 and Sorbitan Monooleate 80 aas Emulsifiers in Foundation Makeup Containing Ethyl Cinnamate · 2022
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Linked databases 19
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- 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
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- 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