DIETHYL SUCCINATE
Diethyl succinate
DIETHYL SUCCINATE is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
That describes this inventory, not the law. No imported rule is not evidence that an ingredient is permitted: a rule may exist under another name or identifier, or in a dataset not yet imported here.
Chemical identity and properties
- IUPAC name
- diethyl butanedioate
- Molecular formula
- C8H14O4
- Molecular weight
- 174.19 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 174.08920892 Da
- XLogP3
- 1.2
- Topological polar surface area
- 52.6 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 4
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:169507
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL369243
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID2038732
- PubMed:22393353
- PubMed:22265473
- PubMed:22146049
- PubMed:22139757
- PubMed:22120647
- PubMed:21814490
- PubMed:21589360
- PubMed:21535802
- PubMed:21384346
- PubMed:21313821
- PubMed:21227435
- PubMed:20162000
Evidence from additional scientific databases
NIH PubChem PUG-View
Attributed physical-property, hazard, environmental and use annotations.
- Boiling Point: 217.00 to 218.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg Source: Human Metabolome Database (HMDB)
- Boiling Point: 217 °C Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
- Boiling Point: 216-218 °C Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
- Boiling Point: 217.7 °C @760 [mm Hg] Source: PAC Chemical Database, U.S. Department of Energy
- Density: 1.04 g/cm³ Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
- Density: 1.031-1.041 Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
- Flash Point: 90 °C c.c. Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
- LogP: 1.20 Source: Human Metabolome Database (HMDB)
- Melting Point: -21 °C Source: Human Metabolome Database (HMDB)
- Melting Point: -21 °C Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
- Melting Point: -21 °C Source: PAC Chemical Database, U.S. Department of Energy
- Physical Description: Colorless liquid; [ICSC] Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
- Physical Description: Liquid Source: Human Metabolome Database (HMDB)
- Physical Description: COLOURLESS LIQUID WITH CHARACTERISTIC ODOUR. Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
- Physical Description: colourless mobile liquid with faint pleasant odour Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
- Refractive Index: 1.418-1.423 Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
- Solubility: 19.1 mg/mL at 25 °C Source: Human Metabolome Database (HMDB)
- Solubility: Solubility in water, g/100ml at 25 °C: 0.2 Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
- Solubility: 1 mL in 50 mL water; miscible in alcohol, ether, oils Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
- Solubility: (in ethanol) Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
- Vapor Pressure: 0.04 [mmHg] Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
- Vapor Pressure: Vapor pressure, kPa at 55 °C: 0.133 Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
- Note: This chemical does not meet GHS hazard criteria for 99.5% (405 of 407) of all reports. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- GHS Hazard Statements: Not Classified; Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria by 405 of 407 companies (only 0.5% companies provided GHS information). For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- ECHA C&L Notifications Summary: Aggregated GHS information provided per 407 reports by companies from 4 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory.; Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria per 405 of 407 reports by companies.; There are 2 notifications provided by 2 of 407 reports by companies with hazard statement code(s).; Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Finding(s): Safe in the present practices of use and concentration. Ingredient, concentration, and use information are available in documents discoverable at https://cir-reports.cir-safety.org Source: Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Link: CIR ingredient: Diethyl Succinate Source: Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
- Sources/Uses: Permitted for use as an inert ingredient in non-food pesticide products; [EPA] Used as flavoring agent or adjuvant; [FDA] Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
Mapped by: Existing checksum-valid CAS to unique PubChem CID match. Retrieved: 2026-08-31. Open source record
Scientific classifications and hazard annotations provide context and do not replace the market-specific regulatory decision shown above.
Additional source coverage and match status
| Source | Result | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| NIH PubChem PUG-View | Exact match | 2026-08-31 |
A recorded no-match is useful evidence that the source was checked; it is not a claim that the substance does not exist elsewhere.
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
Inventory details for DIETHYL SUCCINATE
INCI name
DIETHYL SUCCINATE
Description
Diethyl succinate
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 75702
- Imported identity
- DIETHYL SUCCINATE
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for DIETHYL SUCCINATE
Key data
- FRAGRANCE
- Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- PLASTICISER
- Softening and making supple synthetic polymers that otherwise could not be easily deformed, spread or worked out.
- SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
- SOLVENT
- Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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11 external databases to check this identity in
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How DIETHYL SUCCINATE appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists DIETHYL SUCCINATE as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
DIETHYL SUCCINATE is also tagged with 4 cosmetic functions in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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Source note for DIETHYL SUCCINATE
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