Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 667AGW60OZ · registered name 2-ISOBUTYL-2-METHYL-1,3-DIOXOLANE-4-METHANOL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 5660-53-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 692-614-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID00884180
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID301023640
- IUPAC
- [2-Methyl-2-(2-methylpropyl)-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl]methanol
- Molecular formula
- C9H18O3
- Molecular weight
- 174.24 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · liquid
- Colour
- colourless
- Melting/freezing point
- &, lt, ℃ (29.9 inches Hg (101253 Pa))
- Initial boiling point and range
- 230~231 ℃
- Flash point
- 113 ℃(101.325 kPa)
- Vapour pressure
- 30 +/-2 ㎩ (20°C)
- Water solubility
- &, gt, 34.29 - &, lt, 34.91 g/ℓ (20°C)
- Vapour density
- 6.006213324128409
- Relative density
- 1.001 (20°C)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 1.57
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 360 ℃ (&, gt, 995.1 - &, lt, 1 000.3 hPa)
- Molecular weight
- 174
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 13 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.
- Solvent13
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
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 3 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Corrosive or Irritation Persists for > 21 days
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- AICIS inventory notices (Australia)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- 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