Isoamyl formate is the formate ester of isoamylol.
Definition
Isoamyl formate is the formate ester of isoamylol. It is functionally related to an isoamylol.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 50L53EN043 · registered name ISOAMYL FORMATE · single chemical substance
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
- 110-45-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-769-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID00861734
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID40810620
- IUPAC
- 3-Methylbutyl formate
- Molecular formula
- C6H12O2
- Molecular weight
- 116.16 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · colourless liquid with a plum-like odour
- Boiling point
- 123.00 to 124.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg · 124 °C
- Melting point
- -93.5 °C
- Solubility
- 3.5 mg/mL at 25 °C · soluble in ethanol, most fixed oils and propylene glycol, slightly soluble in water, insoluble in glycerol
- Density
- 0.881-0.889
- Melting/freezing point
- -93.5 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 123.5 ℃
- Flash point
- 22 ℃
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- 1.2 / 8
- Vapour pressure
- 15.3 ㎜Hg (at 25℃)
- Water solubility
- 3500 ㎎/ℓ (at 25℃)
- Relative density
- 0.859
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 1.72
- Molecular weight
- 116.18
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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
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.
- Fragrance3
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- No specific technical function1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- 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
- Wikipedia · English · Chinese