Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII E40OE44A24 · registered name PEG-4 DIACRYLATE · polymer
PEG-4 Diacrylate is the organic compound that conforms generally to the following formula, where n has an average value of 4:
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
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ジアクリル酸ＰＥＧ－４: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 17831-71-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 241-789-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2026107
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID606107
- IUPAC
- {[Oxybis(ethane-2,1-diyl)oxy]ethane-2,1-diyl} diprop-2-enoate
- Molecular formula
- C14H22O7
- Molecular weight
- 302.323 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Tetraethylene glycol diacrylate is a pale yellow liquid. (NTP, 1992) · Liquid
- Melting point
- 112 °C
- Solubility
- Insoluble (<1 mg/ml) (NTP, 1992)
- Density
- 1.125 @25 °C
- Melting/freezing point
- &, lt, 0 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- &, gt, 316 ℃
- Flash point
- &, gt, 200 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- (&, lt, 1 mmHg at 150C)
- Water solubility
- (1-5%)
- Vapour density
- (&, gt, 1)
- Relative density
- 1.125 ()
- Molecular weight
- 302.32
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 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.
- Intermediate2
- Photosensitive agent2
- Plasticizer1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 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 3 studies
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - High Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) individual approach (adopted 22 July 2010) according to EU Method B.42 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) dated May 30, 2008 - Sh
Skin Sensitization · Authoritative
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata