| Molecular Formula | C18H26O3 |
| Molar Mass | 290.4 |
| Density | 1.009 |
| Melting Point | <-25℃ |
| Boling Point | 198-200°C |
| Flash Point | 193°C |
| Water Solubility | <0.1 g/100 mL at 27 ºC |
| Solubility | Soluble in ethanol (75% - 80 vol%), diethylphthalate, paraffin oli 65 cp, and isopropyl |
| Vapor Presure | 0mmHg at 25°C |
| Appearance | Yellow Liquid |
| Color | Clear colorless to yellow |
| BRN | 5946632 |
| Storage Condition | 2-8°C |
| Stability | Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. |
| Sensitive | Sensitive to light |
| Refractive Index | 1.543-1.547 |
| MDL | MFCD00072582 |
| Physical and Chemical Properties | Orange transparent liquid. The boiling point was 216 ℃(0.133-0.267kpa), and the refractive index was 1.535(26 ℃). Soluble in ethanol, insoluble in water. |
| Safety Description | 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes. |
| WGK Germany | nwg |
| RTECS | UD3392732 |
| HS Code | 29189090 |
| NIST chemical information | Information provided by: webbook.nist.gov (external link) |
| EPA chemical information | Information provided by: ofmpub.epa.gov (external link) |
| introduction | octyl p-methoxycinnamate is a commonly used sunscreen, antioxidant and ultraviolet absorber. According to relevant studies, there are mutagenic effects, teratogenic effects and developmental toxicity on human body, and it has potential chronic health effects. |
| use | is used to prepare sunscreen (cream, milk, liquid) and other skin care cosmetics, which can effectively absorb ultraviolet rays in sunlight, prevent skin redness, sunburn and ink, and is also a therapeutic drug for photodermatitis. It can be used as an anti-aging agent and ultraviolet absorber for plastics and inks in industry. oil-soluble liquid UV-B absorbent, which can be compounded with various sunscreen agents mainly used for ultraviolet absorption in cosmetics |
| production method | p-toluenesulfonic acid is added to the mixture of octanol and anisaldehyde, malonic acid and pyridine, after esterification reaction, neutralization, dehydration, constant boiling distillation and refining to obtain the product. |
| toxic substance data | information provided by: pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (external link) |