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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 8975

DIMETHYL ITACONATE

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.

Global evidence snapshot

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.

0 markets with evidence
Markets checked
13
Markets with evidence
0
Evidence gaps
13
Resolved identifiers
2

Resolved substance identity

CAS:617-52-7
EC:210-519-6
Ingredient index records:
DIMETHYL ITACONATE
Cosmetic functions: ANTIOXIDANT; HAIR CONDITIONING; SKIN PROTECTING; SKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS

Dimethyl Itaconate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula

1 matched or reported name
DIMETHYL ITACONATE

Regulatory evidence across markets

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

That is a statement about this inventory, not about the law: no imported rule is not evidence that a substance is permitted. A rule may exist under a different name, under a CAS or EC number this glossary entry does not carry, or in a dataset not yet imported.

Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 617-52-7
CAS 617-52-7PubChem CID 69240

Dimethyl itaconate

IUPAC name
dimethyl 2-methylidenebutanedioate
Molecular formula
C7H10O4
Molecular weight
158.15 g/mol
Exact mass
158.05790880 Da
XLogP3
0.5
Topological polar surface area
52.6 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
4
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

Dimethylitaconate11JIB0YI93Butanedioic acid, 2-methylene-, 1,4-dimethyl esterNSC-9385NSC-385RefChem:134250210-519-6Dimethyl 2-methylenesuccinate
16 more reported names
1,4-dimethyl 2-methylidenebutanedioateItaconic acid dimethyl esterButanedioic acid, methylene-, dimethyl esterItaconic acid, dimethyl esterCCRIS 7232EINECS 210-519-6UNII-11JIB0YI93Succinic acid, methylene-, dimethyl esterAI3-16883NSC9385Methylenesuccinic acid, dimethyl ester2-Methylene-succinic acid dimethyl esterdimethyl 2-methylenebutane-1,4-dioatedimethyl 2-methylenebutanedioateDIMETHYL-ITACONATEDimethyl itaconate, 97%
External database identifiers

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

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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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