Methyl hexyl ether is an ether.
Definition
Methyl hexyl ether is an ether.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII R99K6ANQ7T · registered name METHYL HEXYL ETHER · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMINGBase that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
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
METHYL HEXYL ETHERINCI메틸헥실에터Korean label name (MFDS standard)Hexane, 1-methoxy-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4747-07-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 225-263-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3063594
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3040568
- IUPAC
- 1-Methoxyhexane
- Molecular formula
- C7H16O
- Molecular weight
- 116.204 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Clear colourless liquid, pear, banana green tones upon dilution with sweet herbaceous lavender-like notes at higer concentration
- Boiling point
- 126-127º
- Solubility
- Practically insoluble to insoluble in water · Soluble (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.765-0.775
- Initial boiling point and range
- 126.1 ℃
- Water solubility
- 726.2 ㎎/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 2.52
- Molecular weight
- 116.21
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 8 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.
- Fragrance5
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- Solvent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- 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