Ingredient Dictionary

TRIBUTYL CITRATE

Tributyl citrate is a carbonyl compound.

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 72 list it before the 1% line and 36 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 108 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 108

Definition

Tributyl citrate is a carbonyl compound.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 827D5B1B6S · registered name TRIBUTYL CITRATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Keeps a film flexiblePLASTICISERBase that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENTLeaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING

Safety & regulatory references

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Citric Acid, Inorganic Citrate Salts, and Alkyl Citrate Esters as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name クエン酸トリブチル: 本品は、クエン酸（＊）とブタノール（＊）とのトリエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

TRIBUTYL CITRATEINCI트라이부틸시트레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, tributyl esterSynonymクエン酸トリブチルJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 77-94-1
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 201-071-2
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID5051442
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID0030039

IUPAC: Tributyl 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate
Molecular formula: C18H32O7
Molecular weight: 360.447 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Liquid · Colorless or light yellow odorless liquid, [Merck Index]
Density: 1.05 @25 °C
Colour: colourless
Melting/freezing point: -20 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: ≥ 309 ℃
Flash point: 206.5 ℃(c.c.)
Flammability (solid, gas): flammable
Vapour pressure: 1 ㎜Hg (@ 107 °C)
Water solubility: 102.7 ㎎/ℓ (@ 20 °C)
Vapour density: 12.44
Relative density: 1.043 (@ 20 °C)
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 3.280 (est.)
Auto-ignition temperature: 360 ℃ (@ 1,008 ~ 1,014 hPa)
Viscosity: (26.9 mPa.s (dynamic) @ 20 °C)
Molecular weight: 360.45

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 63 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.

Processing aids not otherwise specified28
Plasticizer24
Solvent5
Film former3
Coalescing agent2
Defoamer1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard