Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
ALPHA-METHYL-ALPHA-VINYL-BENZENEPROPANENITRILEINCIBenzenepropanenitrile, .alpha.-ethenyl-.alpha.-methyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 97384-48-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 407-870-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7052650
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4031223
- IUPAC
- 2-Benzyl-2-methylbut-3-enenitrile
- Molecular formula
- C12H13N
- Molecular weight
- 171.243 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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.
- Fragrance3
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 · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard