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CASRN 68855-18-5 - Neopentyl glycol diheptanoate

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Neopentyl glycol diheptanoate

  • Benchmark: Benchmark 3
  • Assessed: 2025-10-03
  • Expires: 2030-02-24

Used primarily in and Cosmetics & Personal Care applications, Neopentyl glycol diheptanoate is specifically used in cosmetics, emollient, personal care products, and viscosity controlling agent.

Neopentyl glycol diheptanoate is a monoalkylglycol dialkyl acid ester. Generally, it can be produced via esterification of a carboxylic acid with the corresponding glycol; this can be done with or without a metal catalyst, and the reactants are often derived from plant or animal sources (CIR 2017). 

Chemical Synonyms Heptanoic acid, neopentyl glycol ester; 2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diol;heptanoic acid; Heptanoic acid, ester with 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol

Key Functions: Cosmetics & Personal Care

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