Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 3E794G4ZRB · registered name TRIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)NITROMETHANE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
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
TRIS-HYDROXYMETHYLNITROMETHANEINCI1,3-Propanediol, 2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-nitro-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 126-11-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 204-769-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8027034
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID207034
- IUPAC
- 2-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol
- Molecular formula
- C4H9NO5
- Molecular weight
- 151.118 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 165 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.00000154 ㎜Hg (@ 25 ℃, est.)
- Water solubility
- 2200000 ㎎/ℓ (@ 20 ℃)
- Vapour density
- 5.22
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -1.66 ((est.))
- Molecular weight
- 151.12
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 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.
- Biocide2
- Intermediate1
- Corrosion inhibitor1
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
- 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 · Chinese