Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII NBV7T69H2R · registered name Methyl cyclopentylideneacetate · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
METHYL CYCLOPENTYLIDENEACETATEINCIAcetic acid, cyclopentylidene-, methyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 40203-73-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 254-837-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2052077
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID7030644
- IUPAC
- Methyl cyclopentylideneacetate
- Molecular formula
- C8H12O2
- Molecular weight
- 140.182 g/mol
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.
- Fragrance12
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 1 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 2 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) according to EU Method B.42 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) according to EPA OPPTS 870.2600 (Skin Sensitisation) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to other guideline: 16 CFR 1500.42 equivalent or similar to other guideline: Modification of a procedure described by Draize: J.H. Draize, "Dermal Toxicity", Appraisal of the Safety of Chemicals in Foods, Drugs and Cosmetics (The Association of Food and Drug Officials of the United States, 1975), pp. 49-51. according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard