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Propanedioic acid, methyl-, diethyl ester

CAS 609-08-5

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

141885-94-1 · 581796-71-6

Propanedioic acid, methyl-, diethyl ester chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Propanedioic acid, methyl-, diethyl ester in plain language

What it is

Also known as Diethyl methylmalonate · Diethyl methylpropanedioate · Malonic acid, methyl-, diethyl ester · Methylmalonic acid diethyl ester · diethyl 2-methylpropanedioate · 2-Methylmalonic acid diethyl ester

Show all 19 names

Diethyl .alpha.-methylmalonate · Diethyl 2-methylmalonate · Diethyl 2methylmalonate · Diethyl α-methylmalonate · Diethylmethylmalonat · Ethyl methylmalonate · Ethyl methylmalonate (VAN) · InChI=1/C8H14O4/c1-4-11-7(9)6(3)8(10)12-5-2/h6H,4-5H2,1-3H · Malonate, methyl-, diethyl · Malonic acid, methyl, diethyl ester (8CI) · Methylmalonate de diethyle · Propanedioic acid, 2-methyl-, 1,3-diethyl ester · Propanedioic acid, 2methyl, 1,3diethyl ester

What it does

Used in consumer products as a fragrance ingredient.

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. Propanedioic acid, methyl-, diethyl ester appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance.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 Propanedioic acid, methyl-, diethyl ester 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 2020-03-19

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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

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Propanedioic acid, methyl-, diethyl ester in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

Fragrance
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