Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII EKV1VX27WR · registered name 2,6-DIMETHYLOCTAN-2-OL · single chemical substance
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
- 18479-57-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 242-361-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0044810
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID8024810
- IUPAC
- 2,6-Dimethyloctan-2-ol
- Molecular formula
- C10H22O
- Molecular weight
- 158.285 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- CBI, Liquid · liquid
- Colour
- colourless
- Melting/freezing point
- &, lt, ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 201.9 ℃(101325 Pa)
- Flash point
- 72 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 9.3 ㎩ (24℃)
- Water solubility
- 281.9 ㎎/ℓ (24℃)
- Relative density
- 0.827
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 3.2 (log Pow, 25℃)
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 368 ℃ (100~103 kPa)
- Viscosity
- 11.2 cP
- Molecular weight
- 158.283
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 29 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.
- Fragrance27
- Deodorizer2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 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 3 studies
- Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) according to EPA OPPTS 870.2600 (Skin Sensitisation) - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
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