Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII UVH2QII6CG · registered name SEC-BUTYL ACETATE · single chemical substance
sec-Butyl Acetate is the organic compound
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
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 105-46-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-300-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0047612
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID8027612
- IUPAC
- Butan-2-yl acetate
- Molecular formula
- C6H12O2
- Molecular weight
- 116.16 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Colour
- colourless
- Melting/freezing point
- -99 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 112 ℃
- Flash point
- 17 ℃(c.c.)
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- 9.8 / 1.7 %
- Vapour pressure
- 1.33 ㎪ (20℃)
- Water solubility
- 0.62 g/100㎖ (20℃)
- Vapour density
- 4
- Relative density
- 0.87
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 1.72
- Decomposition temperature
- -7300 (cal/g)
- Molecular weight
- 116.16
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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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
- Solvent1
- Flavouring and nutrient1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
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 5 studies
- Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 2
Skin Irritation · Screening - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Category 2
Eye Irritation · Screening
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 12
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubMed
- 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
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