Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 1J1MM83329 · registered name ISOPROPYLPHTHALIMIDE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENTKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGKeeps a film flexiblePLASTICISER
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name イソプロピルフタルイミド: 本品は、次の化学式で表される複素環式化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
ISOPROPYLPHTHALIMIDEINCI아이소프로필프탈이미드Korean label name (MFDS standard)1H-Isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione, 2-(1-methylethyl)-SynonymイソプロピルフタルイミドJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 304-17-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 206-150-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6044644
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4024644
- IUPAC
- 2-(Propan-2-yl)-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione
- Molecular formula
- C11H11NO2
- Molecular weight
- 189.214 g/mol
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 9 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 conditioner3
- Solvent2
- Plasticizer2
- Swelling agent1
- Surface modifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate1
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 1 studies
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- 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