Zinc dibutyldithiocarbamate is a dithiocarbamate salt that is the zinc salt of dibutyldithiocarbamic acid.
- Korean limit
- 1%
Definition
Zinc dibutyldithiocarbamate is a dithiocarbamate salt that is the zinc salt of dibutyldithiocarbamic acid. It has a role as an antifungal agrochemical. It is a zinc molecular entity and a dithiocarbamate salt. It contains a dibutyldithiocarbamate and a zinc(2+). It is functionally related to a dibutyldithiocarbamic acid.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII HNM5J934VP · registered name ZINC DIBUTYLDITHIOCARBAMATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- China · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Argentina · Brazil
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 1% calculated as zinc.
ASEAN
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 1% calculated as zinc
European Union
- Restrictions
- Maximum concentration : 1%
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Korea’s toxic-substance GHS classification: Warning · H317 (category 1) · H335 (category 3) · H400 (category 1) · +3 more
Restriction III/24 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 136-23-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 205-232-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0021462
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID501462
- IUPAC
- Zinc bis(dibutylcarbamodithioate)
- Molecular formula
- C18H36N2S4Zn
- Molecular weight
- 474.12 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Wet Solid, Other Solid, Dry Powder, Large Crystals · White solid with a pleasant odor, [HSDB] White to cream-colored powder, [MSDSonline]
- Odour
- Pleasant odor
- Boiling point
- Decomposes at 296 °C
- Melting point
- 104-108 °C
- Solubility
- Sol in carbon disulfide, benzene, chloroform, insol in water
- Density
- 1.24 at 20 °C/20 °C
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 100~112 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 318 ℃(1013 hPa)
- Flammability (solid, gas)
- not flammable
- Vapour pressure
- &, lt, 0 ㎩ (25℃)
- Water solubility
- &, lt, 1 ㎎/ℓ (20℃, pH: 5.9~6.4)
- Vapour density
- 1.24 g/㎤ (20℃)
- Relative density
- 1 480
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 7.04 (est.)
- Decomposition temperature
- 296 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 474.13
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 40 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.
- Catalyst12
- Antioxidant8
- Chemical reaction regulator7
- Processing aids not otherwise specified6
- Polymerization promoter3
- UV stabilizer2
- Biocide1
- Elasticizer1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
6 skin studies and 3 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 9 studies
- Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Skin Irrit. 2
Skin Irritation · Authoritative - Not classified
Skin Irritation · Screening - Skin Sens. 1
Skin Sensitization · Authoritative - Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Eye Irrit. 2
Eye Irritation · Authoritative - Not classified
Eye Irritation · Screening
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Positive Patch Test Reactions to Dental Rubber Dams and Zinc Ethylphenyldithiocarbamate in a Patient Sensitised to Thiurams and Other Carbamates · 2025
- Length matters: Use of polyethylene glove liners to prevent allergic contact dermatitis to rubber accelerators · 2022
- Allergic contact dermatitis from diethylthiourea and carbamates in neoprene prayer socks with severe flare‐up during patch testing · 2020
- Extraction of haptens from solid products and their delivery to the skin, exemplified by dithiocarbamates from rubber gloves · 2005
- Allergic contact dermatitis caused by parabens in a compress · 2004
Linked databases 17
- 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
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- 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