4-Methylphenyl 3-methylbutanoate is a member of phenols and a benzoate ester.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII C8JG0XTQ0Z · registered name P-CRESYL ISOVALERATE · single chemical substance
4-Methylphenyl 3-methylbutanoate is a member of phenols and a benzoate ester.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
P-CRESYL ISOVALERATEINCIButanoic acid, 3-methyl-, 4-methylphenyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 55066-56-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 259-465-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6047159
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4027159
- IUPAC
- 4-Methylphenyl 3-methylbutanoate
- Molecular formula
- C12H16O2
- Molecular weight
- 192.258 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Colourless liquid, tobacco-like, animal, sweet herbaceous odour
- Boiling point
- 103 °C (2 mm Hg)
- Solubility
- insoluble in water, soluble in oils · miscible (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.977-0.987
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