- industrial
Potassium 2-ethylhexanoate
CAS 3164-85-0
Also registered as 1 other CAS number
93357-97-2
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Potassium 2-ethylhexanoate in plain language
Also known as Potassium-2-Ethylhexanoate · 2-ethylhexanoic acid, potassium salt · C8H15KO2 · Ec 221-625-7 · Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, potassium salt · Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, potassium salt (1:1)
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Hexanoic acid, 2ethyl, potassium salt · NCGC00256932-01 · Nikka octhix potassium · Potassium hex-cem · Potassiumoctoate · Potassium2ethylcaproate, 2Ethylcaproic acid, potassium salt · T-45 · T45 · UNII-P089X9A38X · Voracor cm 822 · potassium 2-ethylhexanoate salt
We don't have a plain-language description for Potassium 2-ethylhexanoate yet.
Recorded functional uses: Catalyst
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Potassium 2-ethylhexanoate appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Industrial
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 25 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Catalyst.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 25 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Catalyst.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 Potassium 2-ethylhexanoate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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 Potassium 2-ethylhexanoate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
25
Named organisations
6
Construction and building materialsVehicle
Typical roles
Catalyst