Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 00RZ3F0O1X · registered name PHENYLMETHYLPENTANAL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMINGListed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE
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
PHENYLMETHYLPENTANALINCI페닐메틸펜타날Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzenepentanal, .beta.-methyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 55066-49-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9052212
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1030783
- IUPAC
- 3-Methyl-5-phenylpentanal
- Molecular formula
- C12H16O
- Molecular weight
- 176.259 g/mol
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.
- Fragrance4
- Deodorizer1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate2
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 2 studies
- Skin Sens. 1
Skin Sensitization · Authoritative - Skin Irrit. 2
Skin Irritation · Authoritative
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 11
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- 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