Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 3J848924K5 · registered name ZINC 2-ETHYLHEXANOATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Restriction II/1024
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name エチルヘキサン酸亜鉛: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 136-53-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5027065
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID507065
- IUPAC
- Zinc bis(2-ethylhexanoate)
- Molecular formula
- C16H30O4Zn
- Molecular weight
- 351.79 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid, CBI, Dry Powder · Yellow liquid, [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
- Melting/freezing point
- 60 ℃(Atm. press.:1 013 hPa)
- Initial boiling point and range
- 200 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.000000127 ㎜Hg
- Water solubility
- 1.08 (20℃, g/L)
- Relative density
- 1.18 (20℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 5.7 (20℃)
- Viscosity
- 25800000000 (70℃)
- Molecular weight
- 351.81
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 19 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.
- Processing aids not otherwise specified9
- Lubricating agent2
- Plasticizer2
- Drier1
- Fuel agents1
- Catalyst1
- Heat stabilizer1
- Deodorizer1
1 other uses
- Chemical reaction regulator1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 1 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 2 studies
- Category 8.2C (Category 1C)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- PubChem
- 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