Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII U9F1RPB24G · registered name GERANYL PROPIONATE · 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
- 105-90-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-344-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8051540
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9030092
- IUPAC
- (2E)-3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl propanoate
- Molecular formula
- C13H22O2
- Molecular weight
- 210.317 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Colour
- colourless
- Initial boiling point and range
- 253 ℃
- Water solubility
- 0.8739 ㎎/ℓ
- Relative density
- 0.894-0.913
- Molecular weight
- 210.32
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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 5 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.
- Fragrance3
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 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 5 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation · Screening · according to other guideline: As mention below - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation · Screening · according to other guideline: as mentioned below - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: as mentioned below according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: as mentioned below according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: as mentioned below equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Human TRPA1 activation by terpenes derived from the essential oil of daidai, Citrus aurantium L. var. daidai Makino · 2019
- Safety and efficacy of α,β‐unsaturated straight‐chain and branched‐chain aliphatic primary alcohols, aldehydes, acids and esters belonging to chemical group 3 when used as flavourings for all animal species · 2016
- Response surface methodological approach for optimizing production of geranyl propionate catalysed by carbon nanotubes nanobioconjugates · 2015
- Structural Requirements for Monoterpenoid Activity Against Insects · 1994
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4
- 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 · Chinese