2-ethylhexyl acetate is an acetate ester that is hexyl acetate substituted by an ethyl group at position 2.
Definition
2-ethylhexyl acetate is an acetate ester that is hexyl acetate substituted by an ethyl group at position 2. It has a role as a metabolite. It is functionally related to a hexan-1-ol.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 2C7K8OA8SB · registered name ETHYLHEXYL ACETATE · 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
- 103-09-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-079-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8026694
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID106694
- IUPAC
- 2-Ethylhexyl acetate
- Molecular formula
- C10H20O2
- Molecular weight
- 172.268 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Colour
- colourless
- Melting/freezing point
- -80 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 199 ℃
- Flash point
- 71 ℃
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- -8.14 / -0.76 %
- Vapour pressure
- 0.23 ㎜Hg (at 25℃)
- Vapour density
- 5.9
- Relative density
- 0.8734
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 3.74 ((est.))
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 268 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 172.30
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 11 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.
- Solvent6
- Film former2
- Fragrance2
- Flavouring and nutrient1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 17
- 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
- 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 · Chinese