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Benzoic anhydride

CAS 93-97-0

Benzoic anhydride chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Benzoic anhydride in plain language

What it is

Also known as Benzoyl anhydride · benzoyl benzoate · Anhydride benzoique · Benzoylbenzoate · Benzoesaeureanhydrid · Benzoesaureanhydrid

Show all 15 names

Benzoic Anhydride (>90%) · Benzoic acid, 1,1'-anhydride · anhydride Benzoic acid · Phenyl anhydride · Phenyl anhydride # · UNII-9K7X34FOV2 · anhidrido benzoico · benzoic anhydride crystalline · phenylcarbonyl benzoate

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Benzoic anhydride yet.

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. Benzoic anhydride appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Laboratory supplies, Personal care.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Laboratory supplies, Personal care.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Benzoic anhydride. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Benzoic anhydride 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 May 2013

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →
  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →
  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

    Open →

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 Benzoic anhydride in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

3

Raw materialsLaboratory suppliesPersonal care
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Benzoic anhydride; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.