4-hydroxystyrene is a member of the class of phenols that is styrene carrying a hydroxy substituent at position 4.
Definition
4-hydroxystyrene is a member of the class of phenols that is styrene carrying a hydroxy substituent at position 4. It has a role as a human xenobiotic metabolite and a human urinary metabolite. It derives from a hydride of a styrene.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII OA7V1SM8YL · registered name 4-VINYLPHENOL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2628-17-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 220-103-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7073301
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID2037479
- IUPAC
- 4-Ethenylphenol
- Molecular formula
- C8H8O
- Molecular weight
- 120.151 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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 nutrient2
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
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- 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
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