1,1-Dimethoxyoctane is an acetal.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII OD5I84ZHFV · registered name 1,1-DIMETHOXYOCTANE · single chemical substance
1,1-Dimethoxyoctane is an acetal.
Source: PubChem
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
- 10022-28-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 233-018-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1047520
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9027520
- IUPAC
- 1,1-Dimethoxyoctane
- Molecular formula
- C10H22O2
- Molecular weight
- 174.284 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- colourless liquid with a green, woody, citrusy odour
- Boiling point
- 185.00 to 188.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg · 185 °C, 60 °C (15 mm Hg)
- Solubility
- very slightly · insoluble in water, soluble in organic solvents, oils
- Density
- 0.841-0.851
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
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.
- Fragrance3
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 0 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 2 studies
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - Low to Moderate Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) adopted 22 July 2010.
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2
- 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