Official EU label nameGlossary entry 3206

BENZILIC 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:76-93-7

EC:200-993-2

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BENZILIC ACID

Cosmetic functions: BUFFERING

Hydroxydiphenylacetic acid

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BENZILIC ACID

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

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 76-93-7

CAS 76-93-7PubChem CID 6463

Benzilic acid

Benzilic acid is a 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: 2-hydroxy-2,2-diphenylacetic acid

Molecular formula: C14H12O3
Molecular weight: 228.24 g/mol
Exact mass: 228.078644241 Da
XLogP3: 2.3
Topological polar surface area: 57.5 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 2
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 3
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

Diphenylglycolic acidBenzylic acidDiphenylhydroxyacetic acidHydroxydiphenylacetic acidGlycolic acid, diphenyl-Acide diphenylhydroxyacetiqueBenzilsaeure2,2-Diphenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid

16 more reported names

alpha-Hydroxy-alpha-phenylbenzeneacetic acidalpha-Hydroxy-2,2-diphenylacetic acidNSC 2830Mandelic acid, alpha-phenyl-alpha-phenylmandelic acidalpha,alpha-Diphenylglycolic acidEINECS 200-993-2UNII-8F6J993XXRAcide diphenylhydroxyacetique [French]BRN 05214028F6J993XXRMandelic acid, .alpha.-phenyl-Benzeneacetic acid, .alpha.-hydroxy-.alpha.-phenyl-AI3-06300HSDB 7709NSC-2830

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:39414
ChEMBL:CHEMBL578171
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID0058805
PubMed:22732888
PubMed:21956868
PubMed:21898734
PubMed:21755053
PubMed:21753935
PubMed:21587395
PubMed:21579963
PubMed:21579604
PubMed:21543333
PubMed:21513509
PubMed:21215410
PubMed:21203415

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Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessments FDA Global Substance Registration System ILO/WHO International Chemical Safety Cards Japan NITE-CHRIP NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards OECD eChemPortal US EPA CompTox CTX APIs

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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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