P-Cymen-8-ol is an alkylbenzene.
Definition
P-Cymen-8-ol is an alkylbenzene.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 6TFS69V5BW · registered name P-CYMEN-8-OL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
TRIMETHYLBENZYL ALCOHOLINCIBenzenemethanol, .alpha.,.alpha.,4-trimethyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1197-01-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 214-817-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0024890
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID704890
- IUPAC
- 2-(4-Methylphenyl)propan-2-ol
- Molecular formula
- C10H14O
- Molecular weight
- 150.221 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- P-cymen-8-ol is a clear colorless to pale yellow liquid with an herbaceous celery-like odor. (NTP, 1992) · Liquid
- Boiling point
- 147 °F at 0.6 mmHg (NTP, 1992) · 64.00 °C. @ 0.60 mm Hg
- Melting point
- 9 °C
- Solubility
- 1 to 10 mg/mL at 68.9 °F (NTP, 1992) · slightly
- Density
- 0.96 to 0.98 at 77 °F (water=1) (NTP, 1992) · 0.974-0.980 (20 °C)
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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.
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- Fragrance2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- 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