Definition
Trimethylbenzophenone is the organic compound
Cosmetic roles
Protects colour and scent from lightLIGHT STABILIZER
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
TRIMETHYLBENZOPHENONEINCI트라이메틸벤조페논Korean label name (MFDS standard)2,4,6-trimethylbenzophenoneSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 954-16-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 403-150-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8061349
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID6048963
- IUPAC
- Phenyl(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)methanone
- Molecular formula
- C16H16O
- Molecular weight
- 224.303 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 102.16 ℃(est.)
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 1 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.
- Stabilizing agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- Wikidata