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Cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate

CAS 6147-53-1

Cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Cobaltous acetate tetrahydrate · Bis(acetato)tetraaquocobalt · Cobalt(2+) acetate--water (1/2/4) · cobalt(2+);diacetate;tetrahydrate · <0.05t acetate · Acetic acid, cobalt(+2) salt

Show all 17 names

Acetic acid, cobalt(2+) salt, hydrate (2:1:2) · Acetic acid, cobalt(2+) salt, tetrahydrate · Bis(acetato)tetraquacobalt · Cobalt (II) diacetate · Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate · Cobalt diacetate tetrahydrate · Cobalt( cento) acetate tetrahydrate · Cobaltous diacetate tetrahydrate · Octan kobaltnaty · UNII-7648Z91O1N · cobalt (ii) acetate tetrahydrate

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate yet.

Recorded functional uses: Catalyst

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. Cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Catalyst.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Laboratory supplies. 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 →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate. 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 Cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate 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 2019-02-27

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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.

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 Cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

7

Named organisations

1

Food and drugLaboratory supplies

Typical roles

Catalyst
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