Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII F851M0LYFD · registered name UNDECENAL (MIXED ISOMERS) · mixture
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
- 1337-83-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 215-656-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID601014589
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Colourless to very pale straw coloured liquid, Fresh, fruity, orange peel aroma · liquid
- Boiling point
- 115 °C (10 mm Hg)
- Solubility
- Soluble in oils, Insoluble in water · Soluble (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.837-0.847
- pH
- 6.25 (30°C)
- Melting/freezing point
- -17.6 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 182.6 ℃
- Flash point
- 174.4 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 6.053 ㎩
- Water solubility
- 22.27 ㎎/ℓ
- Vapour density
- 5.87821884708319
- Relative density
- 0.843
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 4.04
- Auto-ignition temperature
- &, gt, 250 ℃
- Viscosity
- 10.62 cP (20 ℃)
- Molecular weight
- 170.292
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 7 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.
- Fragrance7
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 50%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 3 studies
- High Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) - Moderate or Mild Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: as below equivalent or similar to - SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 10
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)