Octadecyl acetate is a carboxylic ester.
Definition
Octadecyl acetate is a carboxylic ester.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII A8005KSX95 · registered name STEARYL ACETATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
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
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Cosmetic Ingredient Reveiw Expert Panel on the Safety Assessment of Methyl Acetate
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 酢酸ステアリル: 本品は、酢酸（＊）とステアリルアルコール（＊）とのエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 822-23-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 212-493-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4047759
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3027742
- IUPAC
- Octadecyl acetate
- Molecular formula
- C20H40O2
- Molecular weight
- 312.538 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 7 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 conditioner6
- Plasticizer1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 16
- ChEBI
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata