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Benzene, C10-16-alkyl derivatives

CAS 68648-87-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Benzene, C10-16-alkyl derivatives in plain language

What it is

Also known as (C8-C16) Alkylbenzene · Alkylate · Benzene, C1016 alkyl derivatives · Detergent alkylate · Dobane PT · Linear alkylbenzene A-315

Show all 10 names

alkylbenzene (c10-c16) · benzene, c10-16-alkyl derivs. · linear alkyl benzene · linear alkylated aryl hydrocarbon

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Benzene, C10-16-alkyl derivatives yet.

Recorded functional uses: Solubility enhancer

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. Benzene, C10-16-alkyl derivatives appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 105 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Industrial products, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solubility enhancer.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 105 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Industrial products, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solubility enhancer.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Benzene, C10-16-alkyl derivatives. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Benzene, C10-16-alkyl derivatives yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2020-04-22

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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Suitability

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

Food use

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.

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 Benzene, C10-16-alkyl derivatives in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

105

Named organisations

3

Food and drugIndustrial productsRaw materialsCleaning and safetyVehicleHome maintenance

Typical roles

Solubility enhancer
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