Heptadecane is a straight-chain alkane with 17 carbon atoms.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII H7C0J39XUM · registered name HEPTADECANE · single chemical substance
Heptadecane is a straight-chain alkane with 17 carbon atoms. It is a component of essential oils from plants like Opuntia littoralis and Annona squamosa. It has a role as a volatile oil component and a plant metabolite.
Source: PubChem
Heptadecane is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:
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
- 629-78-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 211-108-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7047061
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID5027061
- IUPAC
- Heptadecane
- Molecular formula
- C17H36
- Molecular weight
- 240.475 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 22 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 302 ℃
- Flash point
- 148 ℃
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- 2.8 / 0.4 %
- Vapour pressure
- 0.000228 ㎜Hg(at 25 ℃, est.)
- Water solubility
- 0.000294 ㎎/ℓ(at 25 ℃, est.)
- Vapour density
- 8.3
- Relative density
- 0.778
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 8.69 (est.)
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 202 ℃
- Viscosity
- (41.9 sus)
- Molecular weight
- 240.468
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.
- Fragrance4
- Flavouring and nutrient1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
5 skin studies and 4 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 9 studies
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to other guideline: s 1500.41 Federal Register Vol. 38, No. 187, of the 27 September 1973, page 27019 according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: EPA guideline equivalent or similar to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Identification of chemical compounds from the ethanolic extract of Bauhinia racemosa Lam. Bark by GC-MS analysis · 2020
- Highly efficient conversion of oleic acid to heptadecane without external hydrogen source over atomic layer deposited bimetallic NiPt catalysts · 2020
- Qualitative Analysis of Phytocompounds of Liagora divaricata and Trematocarpus flabellatus · 2020
- Essential Oil Composition of Rose Flowers from Karangpring Village Jember District Extracted by Distillation and Enfleurage · 2019
- WITHDRAWN: Metabolite profiling, molecular docking and in vitro anticancer potential of marine ascidian Didemnum sp · 2019
Linked databases 18
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2 3
- 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
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