Methyl vanillate is a benzoate ester that is the methyl ester of vanillic acid.
Definition
Methyl vanillate is a benzoate ester that is the methyl ester of vanillic acid. It has a role as an antioxidant and a plant metabolite. It is a member of phenols, an aromatic ether and a benzoate ester. It is functionally related to a vanillic acid.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 2HXG8QSO3D · registered name METHYL VANILLATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
METHYL VANILLATEINCI메틸바닐레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-, methyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 3943-74-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 223-525-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5074345
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID6039631
- IUPAC
- Methyl 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoate
- Molecular formula
- C9H10O4
- Molecular weight
- 182.175 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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.
- Fragrance2
- Flavouring and nutrient1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Topical application of the Wnt/β‐catenin activator methyl vanillate increases hair count and hair mass index in women with androgenetic alopecia · 2016
- Effects of Hovenia dulcis Thunb. extract and methyl vanillate on atopic dermatitis‐like skin lesions and TNF‐α/IFN‐γ‐induced chemokines production in HaCaT cells · 2016
- Benzoate Esters as Potential Apoptotic Agents · 2009
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3
- 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