4-isopropylphenol is a member of the class of phenols that is phenol which is carrying an isopropyl group at position 4.
Definition
4-isopropylphenol is a member of the class of phenols that is phenol which is carrying an isopropyl group at position 4. It has a role as a flavouring agent. It derives from a hydride of a cumene.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 9F59JOO816 · registered name P-ISOPROPYLPHENOL · single chemical substance
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
- 99-89-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 202-798-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5042299
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3022299
- IUPAC
- 4-(Propan-2-yl)phenol
- Molecular formula
- C9H12O
- Molecular weight
- 136.194 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Light yellow crystalline solid, [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS] · Solid
- Boiling point
- 222.00 to 223.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
- Melting point
- 62.3 °C
- Vapour pressure
- 16.651 (NITE)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 2.9
- Molecular weight
- 136.19999
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 3 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 nutrient1
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
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 16
- 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
- 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
- Wikipedia · English · Chinese