Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 4D2I5SJ45Q · registered name PHENETHYL 2-METHYLBUTYRATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
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
PHENETHYL 2-METHYLBUTYRATEINCIButanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-phenylethyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 24817-51-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 246-476-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2047567
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0027567
- IUPAC
- 2-Phenylethyl 2-methylbutanoate
- Molecular formula
- C13H18O2
- Molecular weight
- 206.285 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Colourless liquid, sweet floral fruity odour with a warm, oily-herbaceous undertone · liquid
- Boiling point
- 136.00 °C. @ 30.00 mm Hg · 230 °C
- Solubility
- Insoluble in water, soluble in oils · Miscible at room temperature (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.974-0.980
- Melting/freezing point
- -22.6~24.5 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 254~282 ℃
- Flash point
- &, gt, 113 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 3.47e-03 ~ 3.48e-02 ㎜Hg
- Water solubility
- 7.98e-05 ~ 1.03e-02 (mol/L est.)
- Relative density
- 0.975 (25℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 3.39~3.97
- Viscosity
- 6.67 cP
- Molecular weight
- 206.285
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.
- Fragrance3
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- 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