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1,4-Anhydro-5-O-(16-methylheptadecanoyl)hexitol

CAS 54392-26-6

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

71902-01-7

1,4-Anhydro-5-O-(16-methylheptadecanoyl)hexitol chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

1,4-Anhydro-5-O-(16-methylheptadecanoyl)hexitol in plain language

What it is

Also known as Sorbitan isostearate · 1,4-Anhydro-5-O-(16-methylheptadecanoyl)-D-xylo-hexitol · Anhydrosorbitol monoisostearate · Sorbitan monoisostearate · Monoisooctadecanoate sorbitan · Aec sorbitan isostearate

Show all 16 names

D-xylo-Hexitol, 1,4-anhydro-5-O-(16-methyl-1-oxoheptadecyl)- · KOSTERAN-I/1 · Megatan 20 · Montane 70 · Nikkol SI-10R · Nikkol SI-10T · Omnipon smi · Q27231446 · Span 120 · UNII-01S2G2C1E4

What it does

Used in consumer products as an emulsifier.

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. 1,4-Anhydro-5-O-(16-methylheptadecanoyl)hexitol 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 Emulsifier.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Emulsifier.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 1,4-Anhydro-5-O-(16-methylheptadecanoyl)hexitol 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.

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include 1,4-Anhydro-5-O-(16-methylheptadecanoyl)hexitol; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside 1,4-Anhydro-5-O-(16-methylheptadecanoyl)hexitol in the catalog.