Hexyl benzoate is a benzoate ester.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII VR3C36EKJR · registered name HEXYL BENZOATE · single chemical substance
Hexyl benzoate is a benzoate ester.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
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
HEXYL BENZOATEINCIBenzoic acid, hexyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 6789-88-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 229-856-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9025403
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID505403
- IUPAC
- Hexyl benzoate
- Molecular formula
- C13H18O2
- Molecular weight
- 206.285 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Colour
- colourless, clear
- Initial boiling point and range
- 272 ℃(at 770 mmHg)
- Flash point
- 113 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 32 ㎜Hg
- Water solubility
- 8.92 ㎎/ℓ(at 25℃)
- Vapour density
- 7.12
- Relative density
- 0.98
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 4.28
- Molecular weight
- 206.29
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
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- Relevant sensitization to diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate and fragrances in a patient with frontal fibrosing alopecia and acquired dermal macular hyperpigmentation · 2022
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- 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
- Wikipedia · English