Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII M88W0H94JB · registered name ISOBUTYL PALMITATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 110-34-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-758-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4059386
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID6033160
- IUPAC
- 2-Methylpropyl hexadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C20H40O2
- Molecular weight
- 312.538 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 20 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 352~356 ℃
- Flash point
- 170.56 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.0000316 ㎜Hg
- Water solubility
- 0.0004265 ㎎/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 8.65
- Molecular weight
- 312.53
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 3 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.
- Softener and conditioner2
- Flavouring and nutrient1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- 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
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata