Chlorfenson is an arenesulfonic acid.
Definition
Chlorfenson is an arenesulfonic acid.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII LW65NJ3YWV · registered name CHLORFENSON · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 80-33-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 201-270-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5020310
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID50310
- IUPAC
- 4-Chlorophenyl 4-chlorobenzene-1-sulfonate
- Molecular formula
- C12H8Cl2O3S
- Molecular weight
- 303.15 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 86.5 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.00000188 ㎜Hg( at 25 ℃)
- Water solubility
- 2.960 ㎎/ℓ( at 25 ℃,est.)
- Vapour density
- 10.5
- Relative density
- &, lt
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 4.21 (
- Molecular weight
- 303.17
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 1 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.
- Biocide1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 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 1 studies
- Skin Irrit. 2
Skin Irritation · Authoritative
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 14
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search
- 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