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Methylcyclohexane

CAS 108-87-2

Methylcyclohexane chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Methylcyclohexane in plain language

What it is

Also known as Metylocykloheksan · 1-Methylcyclohexane · Cyclohexane, methyl- · Cyclohexylmethane · Hexahydrotoluene · Hexahydroxytoluene

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Methylcyclohexan · Sextone B · Toluene hexahydride · Toluene, hexahydro- · UNII-H5WXT3SV31 · methyl cyclohexane · metilciclohexano

What it does

Used in consumer products as a solvent.

  • Solvent
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Methylcyclohexane appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 416 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Raw materials, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 416 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Raw materials, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Methylcyclohexane yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 9-May-20

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Methylcyclohexane in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

416

Named organisations

6

Home maintenanceRaw materialsConstructionLaboratory suppliesIndustrial productsVehicle

Typical roles

Solvent
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