Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII C4YXI01Z81 · registered name PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAACETATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAACETATEINCI펜타에리스리틸테트라아세테이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 597-71-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 209-907-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID10871783
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID10819408
- IUPAC
- 2,2-Bis[(acetyloxy)methyl]propane-1,3-diyl diacetate
- Molecular formula
- C13H20O8
- Molecular weight
- 304.295 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Solid, [Merck Index] White solid, [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS] · solid
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 83~84 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 325 ℃
- Flash point
- 161 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.00001 ㎜Hg (25℃)
- Water solubility
- 8220 ㎎/ℓ (25℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 0.00
- Molecular weight
- 304.3
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 1 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.
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 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