Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII FJS8Q2MX9I · registered name TITANIUM TETRABUTOXIDE · single chemical substance
Titanium Tetrabutoxide is the organic salt that conforms to the formula
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
- 5593-70-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 227-006-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6041262
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4021262
- IUPAC
- Titanium(4+) tetrabutan-1-olate
- Molecular formula
- C16H36O4Ti
- Molecular weight
- 340.327 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Tetrabutyl titanate appears as a water-white to pale-yellow liquid with an alcohol-like odor. About the same density as water. Flash point 170 °F. Contact may irritate or cause burns. · CBI, Wet Solid, Liquid
- Odour
- WEAK, ALCOHOL-LIKE ODOR
- Boiling point
- 593 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999) · 312 °C
- Melting point
- -67 °F (USCG, 1999) · -55 °C
- Solubility
- Sol in most organic solvents except ketones · Sol in aliphatic aromatic, chlorinated, and oxygenated solvents
- Density
- 0.998 at 77 °F (USCG, 1999) - Less dense than water, will float · 0.998 @ 25 °C (liquid)
- Melting/freezing point
- -88.6 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 312 ℃
- Flash point
- 47 ℃
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- 12 / 2 %
- Vapour pressure
- 11 ㎜Hg
- Water solubility
- 63200 ㎎/ℓ
- Vapour density
- 11.7
- Relative density
- 0.8095 (at 24℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 0.84
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 343 ℃
- Viscosity
- 66 mPa S
- Molecular weight
- 340.37
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 17 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.
- Chemical reaction regulator6
- Catalyst4
- Adhesion/cohesion promoter2
- Film former1
- Intermediate1
- Polymerization promoter1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
- Hardener1
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
- Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Classification not possible
Skin Irritation · Screening - Classification not possible
Eye Irritation · Screening - Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 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
- Wikipedia · English · Chinese