3-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-octanone is an aliphatic alcohol.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 9O1364HRDW · registered name 3-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-2-OCTANONE · single chemical substance
3-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-octanone is an aliphatic alcohol.
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
HYDROXYMETHYLHEXYL ETHYL KETONEINCI2-Octanone, 3-(hydroxymethyl)-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 59191-78-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 261-652-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID00866744
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID50815000
- IUPAC
- 3-(Hydroxymethyl)octan-2-one
- Molecular formula
- C9H18O2
- Molecular weight
- 158.241 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Colourless oily liquid, Musty, herbaceous, earthy aroma
- Boiling point
- 78-84 °C (2 mm Hg)
- Solubility
- Slightly soluble in water, soluble in oils · Soluble (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.874-0.878
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
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.
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- Fragrance2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 11
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- 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