Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII A831ZI6VIM · registered name ISOPHYTOL · single chemical substance
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
- 505-32-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 208-008-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2025474
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID005474
- IUPAC
- 3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadec-1-en-3-ol
- Molecular formula
- C20H40O
- Molecular weight
- 296.539 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Oily liquid, [Merck Index] · Oily liquid
- Boiling point
- 107-110 °C at 0.01 mm Hg, 125-128 °C at 0.06 mm Hg
- Solubility
- Very soluble in benzene, ether, ethanol
- Density
- 0.8519 at 20 °C/4 °C
- Melting/freezing point
- &, gt, 230 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 335 ℃(1013 hPa)
- Flash point
- 135 ℃
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- 3.5 / 0.3 %
- Vapour pressure
- 0.2 ㎩ (60℃)
- Water solubility
- 5.8 ㎎/ℓ (25℃)
- Relative density
- 0.8519 (20/4℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 8.579
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 225 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 296.52
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 4 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
- Flavouring and nutrient1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 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 4 studies
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - Classification not possible
Skin Irritation · Screening - Not classified
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Category 2B
Eye Irritation · Screening
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- 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
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