Ingredient Dictionary

RESORCINOL DIMETHYL ETHER

1,3-Dimethoxybenzene is a member of methoxybenzenes.

Definition

1,3-Dimethoxybenzene is a member of methoxybenzenes.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 2694Z07HQY · registered name 1,3-DIMETHOXYBENZENE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Gives the product a scentPERFUMING

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Names & identifiers

RESORCINOL DIMETHYL ETHERINCIBenzene, 1,3-dimethoxy-Synonym

CAS No.chemical registry number: 151-10-0
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 205-783-4
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID2047060
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID0027060

IUPAC: 1,3-Dimethoxybenzene
Molecular formula: C8H10O2
Molecular weight: 138.166 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Colorless liquid, [Alfa Aesar MSDS] · Liquid
Boiling point: 85.00 to 87.00 °C. @ 7.00 mm Hg · 215-217.5 °C
Melting point: -52 °C
Solubility: Slightly soluble in water · soluble (in ethanol)
Density: 1.053-1.057 · 1.0521 @25 °C
Melting/freezing point: -52 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 87 ℃
Flash point: 88 ℃
Vapour pressure: 0.528 ㎜Hg (@ 25 °C)
Water solubility: 1110 ㎎/ℓ
Relative density: 1.06
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 2.21
Molecular weight: 138.18

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 4 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.

Fragrance2
Flavouring and nutrient2

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard