Nonyl acetate is the acetate ester of nonan-1-ol.
Definition
Nonyl acetate is the acetate ester of nonan-1-ol. It has a role as a metabolite. It is functionally related to a nonan-1-ol.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII M2SE618B1L · registered name NONYL ACETATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Cosmetic Ingredient Reveiw Expert Panel on the Safety Assessment of Methyl Acetate
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 143-13-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 205-585-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4047123
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID2027123
- IUPAC
- Nonyl acetate
- Molecular formula
- C11H22O2
- Molecular weight
- 186.295 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Nonyl acetate is a colorless liquid with a pungent odor of mushrooms. Less dense than water and insoluble in water. Hence floats on water. (USCG, 1999) · Liquid
- Boiling point
- 406.4 to 413.6 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999) · 212.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
- Melting point
- -26 °C
- Solubility
- soluble in alcohol, ether, insoluble in water · 1 ml in 6 ml 70% alcohol (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.8785 at 59 °F (USCG, 1999) - Less dense than water, will float · 0.864-0.868
- Melting/freezing point
- -26 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 210 ℃
- Flash point
- 68 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.218 ㎜Hg (25°C)
- Water solubility
- 17.72 ㎎/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 4.3
- Molecular weight
- 186.29
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 5 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 nutrient2
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 18
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- 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
- PubMed
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata