Methyl behenate is a fatty acid methyl ester.
Definition
Methyl behenate is a fatty acid methyl ester.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 04KBO9R771 · registered name METHYL BEHENATE · 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
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ベヘン酸メチル: 本品は、ベヘン酸（＊）のメチルエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 929-77-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 213-207-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6029206
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID709206
- IUPAC
- Methyl docosanoate
- Molecular formula
- C23H46O2
- Molecular weight
- 354.619 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Solid, [HSDB] White powder, [MSDSonline] · NEEDLES FROM ACETONE
- Boiling point
- 224-225 °C @ 15 MM HG
- Melting point
- 54 °C
- Solubility
- INSOL IN WATER, SOL IN ALCOHOL, ETHER
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 54 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 224~225 ℃ (15 MM HG)
- Vapour pressure
- 0.0000013 ㎜Hg(25 ℃, est.)
- Water solubility
- 0.0000113 ㎎/ℓ(25 ℃, est.)
- Vapour density
- 12.2
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 10.2
- Molecular weight
- 354.62
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 2 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.
- Humectant1
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- 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
- 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