Hexyl 2-methylbutanoate is a butyrate ester.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII UI17LL5Q4P · registered name HEXYL 2-METHYLBUTYRATE · single chemical substance
Hexyl 2-methylbutanoate is a butyrate ester. It is functionally related to a hexan-1-ol.
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 METHYLBUTYRATEINCIButanoic acid, 2-methyl-, hexyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 10032-15-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 233-106-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4047599
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID2027599
- IUPAC
- Hexyl 2-methylbutanoate
- Molecular formula
- C11H22O2
- Molecular weight
- 186.295 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- colourless liquid/strong, fresh-green, fruity odour
- Boiling point
- 105.00 °C. @ 30.00 mm Hg · 220 °C
- Solubility
- very slightly · soluble in alcohol, most fixed oils, insoluble in water
- Density
- 0.854-0.859
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 6 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 nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- 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