Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII F6UP32GBII · registered name GLYCEROL FORMAL, .ALPHA.,.ALPHA' · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
GLYCEROL FORMALINCI글리세롤폼알Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4740-78-7
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 5464-28-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 225-248-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 226-758-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID20197128
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID30119619
- IUPAC
- 1,3-Dioxan-5-ol
- Molecular formula
- C4H8O3
- Molecular weight
- 104.105 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Colour
- colourless
- Melting/freezing point
- (-14.74 deg C)
- Initial boiling point and range
- 193 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.359 ㎜Hg (25 deg C)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- (-1.35)
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 400 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 104.1
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 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.
- Solvent2
- Biocide1
- Preservative1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
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- Toxicokinetics and tissue distribution of deltamethrin in adult Sprague-Dawley rats. · 2008
- Efficacy of avermectin B1 given orally against equine intestinal strongyles and Onchocera microfilaria. · 1990
- Topical Application of Penetration Enhancers to the Skin of Nude Mice: a Histopathological Study · 1989
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- 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