2-hydroxyethyl hexadecanoate is a hexadecanoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of carboxy group of hexadecaoic acid with one of the hydroxy groups of ethylene glycol.
Definition
2-hydroxyethyl hexadecanoate is a hexadecanoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of carboxy group of hexadecaoic acid with one of the hydroxy groups of ethylene glycol. It has a role as a Brassica napus metabolite. It is a primary alcohol and a hexadecanoate ester. It is functionally related to an ethylene glycol.
Source: PubChem
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxohexadecyl)-.omega.-hydroxy- (6 mol EO average molar ratio)
US FDA substance register · UNII BC77UFA83V · registered name PEG-18 PALMITATE · polymer
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 パルミチン酸ＰＥＧ－１８: 本品は、パルミチン酸（＊）のポリエチレングリコールエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
JCIA labelling name パルミチン酸ＰＥＧ－２０: 本品は、パルミチン酸（＊）のポリエチレングリコールエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
JCIA labelling name パルミチン酸ＰＥＧ－６: 本品は、パルミチン酸（＊）のポリエチレングリコールエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 9004-94-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID30891307
What products actually use it for
What the 6 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.
- Emulsifier3
- Surfactant (surface active agent)2
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2 3 4
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary 2 3
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata