Rhubafuran is a member of benzenes.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 85JUZ61OL5 · registered name RHUBAFURAN · single chemical substance
Rhubafuran is a member of benzenes.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
2,4-DIMETHYL-4-PHENYLTETRAHYDROFURANINCIFuran, tetrahydro-2,4-dimethyl-4-phenyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 82461-14-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 279-967-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4051401
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID8030003
- IUPAC
- 2,4-Dimethyl-4-phenyloxolane
- Molecular formula
- C12H16O
- Molecular weight
- 176.259 g/mol
Measured properties
- Boiling point
- 248.00 to 249.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 30 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.
- Fragrance30
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
Classed as low2
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 3 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to other guideline: Magnusson & Kligman - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: the patch test method according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: FDA Standard & Draize Kelley method according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard