Official EU label nameGlossary entry 8988

DIMETHYL OXALATE

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 identifiers

Resolved substance identity

CAS:553-90-2

EC:209-053-6

Ingredient index records:

DIMETHYL OXALATE

Cosmetic functions: CHELATING, PLASTICISER, SOLVENT

Dimethyl oxalate

Inventory restriction note: III/3

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DIMETHYL OXALATE

Regulatory evidence across markets

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

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 553-90-2

CAS 553-90-2PubChem CID 11120

Dimethyl oxalate

Methyl oxalate is a member of dicarboxylic acids and O-substituted derivatives, a methyl ester and a diester. It is functionally related to an oxalic acid. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: dimethyl oxalate

Molecular formula: C4H6O4
Molecular weight: 118.09 g/mol
Exact mass: 118.02660867 Da
XLogP3: -0.2
Topological polar surface area: 52.6 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 4
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

METHYL OXALATEOxalic acid dimethyl esterEthanedioic acid, dimethyl esterDimethyloxalateOxalic acid, dimethyl esterdimethyl ethanedioateIQ3Q79344SNSC-9374

16 more reported names

Ethanedioic acid, 1,2-dimethyl esterdimethyl ethane-1,2-dioateNSC 9374EINECS 209-053-6UNII-IQ3Q79344SAI3-21214SCHEMBL8295METHYL OXALATE [MI]CHEBI:6859NSC9374HY-Y0856Dimethyl oxalate, ReagentPlus(R), 99%AS-12646O0080EN300-20093Dimethyl oxalate, Vetec(TM) reagent grade, 98%

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:6859
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID9060287
PubMed:22679477
PubMed:22158830
PubMed:22101542
PubMed:22090836
PubMed:22058871
PubMed:22006665
PubMed:21375334
PubMed:20464002
PubMed:20345375
PubMed:20334352
PubMed:20095600
PubMed:18335958

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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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