Nonadecane is a straight-chain alkane with 19 carbon atoms.
Definition
Nonadecane is a straight-chain alkane with 19 carbon atoms. It has been found as a component of essential oils isolated from Artemisia armeniaca. It has a role as a volatile oil component and a plant metabolite.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII NMY21D3Y5T · registered name NONADECANE · 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
- 629-92-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 211-116-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9047170
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID7027170
- IUPAC
- Nonadecane
- Molecular formula
- C19H40
- Molecular weight
- 268.529 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 32.0 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 329.9 ℃
- Water solubility
- 0.0000297 g/100㎖(25℃, est.)
- Vapour density
- 9.3
- Relative density
- 0.7855 (20℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 9.67
- Molecular weight
- 268.521
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 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.
- Fragrance3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Microwave-assisted hydrodistillation and integrated GC-MS/FID and HPLC-PDA/MS profiling of Rosa damascena Mill. petals: a novel insight into volatile and polyphenolic composition of Italian cultivars · 2026
- Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Properties of Mucus from Freshwater Snails Viviparus contectus and Planorbis rubrum · 2025
- Do Abiotic Stresses Affect the Aroma of Damask Roses? · 2023
- Analysis of the Effective Components of Cocos nucifera L. Oil on Atopic Dermatitis Skin Disease and Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteria · 2023
- Chemical and biological characterization of lipid profile from Hydroclathrus clathraus · 2021
Linked databases 15
- 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
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- 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)
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