Isobutyl salicylate is a member of phenols and a benzoate ester.
Definition
Isobutyl salicylate is a member of phenols and a benzoate ester. It is functionally related to a salicylic acid.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII S122C080GX · registered name ISOBUTYL SALICYLATE · 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
- 87-19-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 201-729-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3047186
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1027186
- IUPAC
- 2-Methylpropyl 2-hydroxybenzoate
- Molecular formula
- C11H14O3
- Molecular weight
- 194.23 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · colourless to pale yellow liquid with a somewhat harsh, floral, herbaceous odour
- Boiling point
- 261.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg · 260 °C
- Melting point
- -6 °C
- Solubility
- insoluble in water, glycerol, soluble in organic solvents, oils · miscible at room temperature (in ethanol)
- Density
- 1.062-1.069
- Melting/freezing point
- 5.9 ℃(EXP)
- Initial boiling point and range
- 261 ℃(EXP)
- Flash point
- 103 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.006 ㎜Hg ( at 25℃)
- Water solubility
- 67.83 ㎎/ℓ
- Relative density
- 1.0639 ( at 20℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 4.000 (EST)
- Molecular weight
- 194.25
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 12 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.
- Fragrance9
- Flavouring and nutrient3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
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
- PubMed
- 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