What does [(Octyloxy)methyl]oxirane do?

Used in consumer products as a solvent.

Is [(Octyloxy)methyl]oxirane safe?

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

industrial

[(Octyloxy)methyl]oxirane

CAS 3385-66-8

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

51286-91-0 · 121924-47-8

[(Octyloxy)methyl]oxirane chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

[(Octyloxy)methyl]oxirane in plain language

What it is: Also known as Oxirane, · Glycidyl n-octyl ether · 2-(octoxymethyl)oxirane · Glycidyl n-octyl ether, (±)- · N-octyl glycidyl ether · ((octyloxy)methyl)oxirane
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1,2-EPOXY-3-(OCTYLOXY)PROPANE · 1-octyl glycidyl ether · Glycidyl n-octyl ether, (+/-)- · Octyl glycidyl ether · UNII-9ER4EA0DYH · XY-746 · octyloxyoxiran-2-ylmethane
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. [(Octyloxy)methyl]oxirane 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 Chemical reaction regulator, Solvent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chemical reaction regulator, 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 [(Octyloxy)methyl]oxirane 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 2021-06-08
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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.