Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII ZW21JJJ9VN · registered name Methyl valerate · 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
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 624-24-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 210-838-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9060784
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1043332
- IUPAC
- Methyl pentanoate
- Molecular formula
- C6H12O2
- Molecular weight
- 116.16 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Melting/freezing point
- -91 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 127.4 ℃
- Flash point
- 22.22 ℃(c.c)
- Vapour pressure
- 19.1 ㎜Hg (25℃)
- Water solubility
- 5060 ㎎/ℓ (25℃)
- Relative density
- 0.8947 (20℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 1.96
- Molecular weight
- 116.16
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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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.
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- Fragrance2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 50%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 3 studies
- Moderate or Mild Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - High Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) - Moderate or Mild Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- 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
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