7-methyloctan-1-ol is a primary alcohol that is octane which is substituted by a methyl group at position 7 and a hydroxy group at position 1.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII KY36Z95MC2 · registered name ISONONYL ALCOHOL · single chemical substance
7-methyloctan-1-ol is a primary alcohol that is octane which is substituted by a methyl group at position 7 and a hydroxy group at position 1. It is a fragrance ingredient. It has a role as a fragrance.
Source: PubChem
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
- 27458-94-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 248-471-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6029753
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
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.
- Fragrance2
- Plasticizer1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 50%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 5 studies
- Moderate or Mild Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Corrosive or Irritation Persists for > 21 days
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 11
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata