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METHYL BENZODIOXEPINONE

Molecular structure

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 0NQ136C313 · registered name METHYL BENZODIOXEPINONE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Gives the product a scentPERFUMINGListed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Names & identifiers

METHYL BENZODIOXEPINONEINCI메틸벤조다이옥세피논Korean label name (MFDS standard)2H-1,5-Benzodioxepin-3(4H)-one, 7-methyl-Synonym
CAS No.chemical registry number
28940-11-6
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
249-320-4
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID0047165
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID8027165
IUPAC
7-Methyl-2H-1,5-benzodioxepin-3(4H)-one
Molecular formula
C10H10O3
Molecular weight
178.187 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
CBI, Liquid · solid
Melting/freezing point
78.73 ℃
Initial boiling point and range
305.2 ℃(at 760 mmHg)
Flash point
129.3 ℃
Vapour pressure
0.000724 ㎜Hg
Water solubility
471.5 g/100㎖
Relative density
1.196
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
2.43
Molecular weight
178.18

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 79 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.

  • Fragrance78
  • Deodorizer1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

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
  • Not likely to be sensitizing
    skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) Adopted 24 April 2002

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Linked databases 15