Official EU label nameGlossary entry 11974

HEXYLDECANOIC ACID

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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Resolved substance identity

CAS:25354-97-6

EC:246-885-9

Ingredient index records:

HEXYLDECANOIC ACID

Cosmetic functions: CLEANSING, SURFACTANT - CLEANSING, SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING

2-Hexyldecanoic acid

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HEXYLDECANOIC ACID

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name HEXYLDECANOIC ACID.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 25354-97-6

CAS 25354-97-6PubChem CID 32912

2-Hexyldecanoic acid

Hexyldecanoic acid is a medium-chain fatty acid. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: 2-hexyldecanoic acid

Molecular formula: C16H32O2
Molecular weight: 256.42 g/mol
Exact mass: 256.240230259 Da
XLogP3: 6.4
Topological polar surface area: 37.3 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 2
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

hexyldecanoic acidDECANOIC ACID, 2-HEXYL-49M19XFI8BIsocarb 16ISOCARB 16 ACIDJARIC I-162-H-DARefChem:909859

16 more reported names

246-885-92-Hexyldecansaeure7-Pentadecanecarboxylic acid2-hexyl-decanoic acidPentadecane-7-carboxylic Acid2-Hexyldecansaeure [German]EINECS 246-885-9UNII-49M19XFI8BBRN 17772172-hexyl-1-decanoic acid4-02-00-01189 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)Tox21_301670AC8879HY-W099632BP-31086CAS-25354-97-6

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:135056
ChEMBL:CHEMBL3182660
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID7044893
PubMed:22007150
PubMed:17337422
PubMed:11687938

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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