- cleaning
- industrial
2-Pyrrolidinone
CAS 616-45-5
Also registered as 1 other CAS number
24968-97-6
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
2-Pyrrolidinone in plain language
Also known as 2-PYRROLIDONE · Pyrrolidone · .alpha.-pyrrolidone · Pyrrolidin-2-one · 2-Ketopyrrolidine · 2-Oxopyrrolidine
Show all 23 names
2-Pyrol · 2-Pyrrolidon · 2-Tetrahydropyrrolone · 2-pirrolidona · 2-pyrrolidinon · 4-Aminobutyric acid lactam · Azacyclopentan-2-one · Butyrolactam · Butanoic acid, 4-amino-, lactam · Gamma-aminobutyrolactam · PYRROLID-2-ONE · Pyrrolidon · alpha-Pyrrolidinone · gamma-Aminobutyric acid lactam · gamma-Aminobutyric lactam · gamma-Butyrolactam · pyrrolidinone
Used in consumer products as a humectant, a film former and a solvent.
- Humectant
- Film former
- Solvent
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. 2-Pyrrolidinone appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Cleaning
- Industrial
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 35 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Laboratory supplies, Electronics/small appliances. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Plasticizer, Film former.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 35 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Laboratory supplies, Electronics/small appliances. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Plasticizer, Film former.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 2-Pyrrolidinone 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 2-Pyrrolidinone in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
35
Named organisations
3
Specialty occupational productsLaboratory suppliesElectronics/small appliancesRaw materialsCleaning and safety
Typical roles
HumectantFilm formerSolvent