Official EU label nameGlossary entry 8958

DIMETHYL CARBONATE

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:616-38-6

EC:210-478-4

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DIMETHYL CARBONATE

Cosmetic functions: FRAGRANCE, PROPELLANT, SOLVENT

Carbonic acid, dimethyl ester

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DIMETHYL CARBONATE

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None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name DIMETHYL CARBONATE.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 616-38-6

CAS 616-38-6PubChem CID 12021

Dimethyl Carbonate

Dimethyl carbonate is a carbonate ester that is carbonic acid in which both hydrogens are replaced by methyl groups. A flammable, colourless liquid (m.p. 2-4C, b.p. 90C) with a characterstic ester-like odour, it is used as a 'green' methylating agent and as a solvent. It has a role as a reagent and a solvent. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: dimethyl carbonate

Molecular formula: C3H6O3
Molecular weight: 90.08 g/mol
Exact mass: 90.031694049 Da
XLogP3: 0.5
Topological polar surface area: 35.5 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 3
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

Methyl carbonateCarbonic acid, dimethyl esterMethyl carbonate ((MeO)2CO)NSC 9371KE9J097SPNAI3-14705NSC-9371CHEBI:36596

16 more reported names

RefChem:5760210-478-4Carbonic Acid Dimethyl EsterDIMETHYLCARBONATELoxoprofen Impurity 21CH3OCOOCH3Dimethylcarbonate, 99%Dimethyl ester of carbonic acidCAS-616-38-6HSDB 6928EINECS 210-478-4UN1161UNII-KE9J097SPNmethoxyketonedimethy carbonatedim ethyl carbonate

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:36596
ChEMBL:CHEMBL3185216
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID9029192
PubMed:22899343
PubMed:22831401
PubMed:22759533
PubMed:22730182
PubMed:22697553
PubMed:22632768
PubMed:22616851
PubMed:22590201
PubMed:22568879
PubMed:22526455
PubMed:22415755
PubMed:22408529

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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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