Ethyl pyruvate is an oxo carboxylic acid.
Definition
Ethyl pyruvate is an oxo carboxylic acid.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 03O98E01OB · registered name ETHYL PYRUVATE · 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
- 617-35-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 210-511-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2060674
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3043104
- IUPAC
- Ethyl 2-oxopropanoate
- Molecular formula
- C5H8O3
- Molecular weight
- 116.116 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid, [Merck Index] Colorless liquid with a pleasant odor, [Alfa Aesar MSDS] · Liquid
- Boiling point
- 144.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg · 144 °C
- Melting point
- -50 °C
- Solubility
- slightly soluble in water, soluble in organic solvents, oils · miscible at room temperature (in ethanol)
- Density
- 1.044-1.065
- Melting/freezing point
- -58 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 155 ℃
- Flash point
- 50.5 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 3 ㎜Hg (25℃)
- Water solubility
- 30.4 g/100㎖
- Vapour density
- 4.0
- Relative density
- 1.04 (1.04~1.06)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -0.47
- Molecular weight
- 116.12
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 4 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.
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- Softener and conditioner1
- Fragrance1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Repurposing Agents as Anti-Infective Therapeutics to Aid in the Treatment of Candida auris Infections · 2025
- PLGA based film forming systems for superficial fungal infections treatment. · 2021
- Pyruvic acid/ethyl pyruvate inhibits melanogenesis in B16F10 melanoma cells through PI3K/AKT, GSK3β, and ROS‐ERK signaling pathways · 2018
- Ethyl pyruvate improves skin flap survival after ischaemia reperfusion injury · 2017
- Mucoadhesive plasticized system of branched poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) with aciclovir · 2016
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 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 · Japanese