Octhilinone is a member of the class of 1,2-thiazole that is 1,2-thiazol-3-one substituted on the nitrogen (position 2) by an octyl group.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 4LFS24GD0V · registered name OCTHILINONE · single chemical substance
Octhilinone is a member of the class of 1,2-thiazole that is 1,2-thiazol-3-one substituted on the nitrogen (position 2) by an octyl group. A fungicide and antibacterial agent, it is used for treatment of canker and other fungal and bacterial diseases in fruit trees. It is no longer approved for use within the European Union. It has a role as an antibacterial agent, a xenobiotic, an environmental contaminant and an antifungal agrochemical.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Korea’s toxic-substance GHS classification: Danger · H302 (category 4) · H330 (category 2) · H314 (category 1) · +5 more
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 26530-20-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 247-761-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1025805
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID105805
- IUPAC
- 2-Octyl-1,2-thiazol-3(2H)-one
- Molecular formula
- C11H19NOS
- Molecular weight
- 213.34 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- 2-octyl-3-isothiazolone is a clear dark amber liquid. Used as a fungicide. · Clear dark amber liquid, [CAMEO]
- Odour
- Very weak, sharp smell
- Boiling point
- 248 °F at 0.01 mmHg (NTP, 1992) · BP: 120 °C at 0.01 mm Hg
- Melting point
- 15 °C at 101.325 kPa
- Solubility
- less than 1 mg/mL at 66 °F (NTP, 1992) · In distilled water, 500 mg/L at 25 °C
- Density
- 1.04 at 60.3 °F (NTP, 1992) - Denser than water, will sink · 1.03
- Stability
- Stable under recommended storage conditions.
- Viscosity
- 48.04 sq mm.s at 20 °C, 17.94 sq mm.s at 30 °C · 48..04 ㎡/s(20℃)
- pH
- pH = 3.4
- Melting/freezing point
- &, lt, 25 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 120 ℃
- Flash point
- 127 ℃(Closed cup)
- Vapour pressure
- 0.0000368 ㎜Hg(at 25℃)
- Water solubility
- 500 ㎎/ℓ(at 25℃)
- Relative density
- 1.04 (15°C)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 2.45
- Molecular weight
- 213.340
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 81 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.
- Preservative66
- Biocide14
- Antioxidant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
7 skin studies and 2 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 9 studies
- Skin Corr. 1B
Skin Irritation · Authoritative - Category 8.2C (Category 1C)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across - Sh
Skin Sensitization · Authoritative - Skin Sens. 1
Skin Sensitization · Authoritative - Category 1A
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Category 1
Skin Irritation · Screening - Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Category 1
Eye Irritation · Screening
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Sofa, So Good? Multifactorial Leather Sofa Dermatitis due to Octylisothiazolinone, Potassium Dichromate and Shellac. · 2026
- Allergic contact dermatitis caused by octylisothiazolinone in a leather car seat: Case report and emergence of octylisothiazolinones in leather goods in Switzerland · 2022
- PEG‐45/dodecyl glycol co‐polymer and bis‐diglyceryl polyacyladipate‐2: Two culprits responsible of an allergic contact dermatitis to a lip balm · 2021
- Current prevalence and relevance of positive patch test reactions to cosmetic and noncosmetic isothiazolinones in the UK · 2021
- Patterns of concomitant allergic reactions in patients suggest cross‐sensitization between octylisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone · 2017
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- 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)
- Wikidata