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octamethyl cyclotetrasiloxane

cosmetic agents
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CAS Number: 556-67-2
ECHA EC Number: 209-136-7
FDA UNII: CZ227117JE
Category: cosmetic agents
IUPAC Name: octamethyl cyclotetrasiloxane
InChI : InChI=1/C8H24O4Si4/c1-13(2)9-14(3,4)11-16(7,8)12-15(5,6)10-13/h1-8H3
Std.InChI: InChI=1S/C8H24O4Si4/c1-13(2)9-14(3,4)11-16(7,8)12-15(5,6)10-13/h1-8H3
InChIKey : HMMGMWAXVFQUOA-UHFFFAOYAZ
Std.InChIKey: HMMGMWAXVFQUOA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES : C[Si]1(O[Si](O[Si](O[Si](O1)(C)C)(C)C)(C)C)C
MDL: MFCD00003269
Molar Refractivity : 79.02 ± 0.4 cm3 (est)
Parachor : 642.4 ± 6.0 cm3 (est)
Index of Refraction : 1.423 ± 0.03 (est)
Surface Tension : 18.4 ± 5.0 dyne/cm (est)
Density : 0.95 ± 0.1 g/cm3 (est)
Polarizability : 31.32 ± 0.5 10-24cm3 (est)

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Physical Properties:

Assay: 95.00 to 100.00
Food Chemicals Codex Listed: No
Specific Gravity:0.95600 @ 25.00 °C.
Refractive Index:1.39600 @ 20.00 °C.
Melting Point: 17.50 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point: 175.80 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Vapor Pressure:1.600000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Flash Point: 140.00 °F. TCC ( 60.00 °C. )
logP (o/w): 5.100
Soluble in:
water, 0.005 mg/L @ 25 °C (exp)
water, 0.06124 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)

Cosmetic Information:

CosIng:cosmetic data
Cosmetic Uses: hair conditioning
skin conditioning
skin conditioning - emollient
solvents

Suppliers:

Santa Cruz Biotechnology
For experimental / research use only.
Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane 98%
Sigma-Aldrich: Aldrich
For experimental / research use only.
Octamethyl Cyclotetrasiloxane 98%
TCI AMERICA
For experimental / research use only.
Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane >98.0%(GC)

Safety Information:

Preferred SDS: View
Hazards identification
Classification of the substance or mixture
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)
None found.
GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements
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Hazard statement(s)
None found.
Precautionary statement(s)
None found.
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity:
oral-rat LD50 1540 mg/kg
BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR
National Technical Information Service. Vol. OTS0538262

Dermal Toxicity:
skin-rabbit LD50 794 uL/kg
KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: HEMATURIA
National Technical Information Service. Vol. OTS0538262

skin-rat LD50 1770 mg/kg
BEHAVIORAL: TREMORGASTROINTESTINAL: CHANGES IN STRUCTURE OR FUNCTION OF SALIVARY GLANDSLIVER: OTHER CHANGES
National Technical Information Service. Vol. OTS0538262

Inhalation Toxicity:
inhalation-rat LC50 36000 mg/m3/4H
LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEABEHAVIORAL: EXCITEMENTSKIN AND APPENDAGES (SKIN): HAIR: OTHER
National Technical Information Service. Vol. OTS0557551

Safety in Use Information:

Category:
cosmetic agents
Recommendation for octamethyl cyclotetrasiloxane usage levels up to:
not for fragrance use.
Recommendation for octamethyl cyclotetrasiloxane flavor usage levels up to:
not for flavor use.

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EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):556-67-2
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Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary :11169
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data
SCCNFP:opinion
WGK Germany:3
2,2,4,4,6,6,8,8-octamethyl-1,3,5,7,2,4,6,8-tetraoxatetrasilocane
Chemidplus:0000556672
RTECS:556-67-2

References:

2,2,4,4,6,6,8,8-octamethyl-1,3,5,7,2,4,6,8-tetraoxatetrasilocane
NIST Chemistry WebBook:Search Inchi
Canada Domestic Sub. List:556-67-2
Pubchem (cid):11169
Pubchem (sid):134976880

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Export Tariff Code:2931.90.9010
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Formulations/Preparations:
the combination of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, d4, with decamethylcyclopentasiloxane, d5, is commonly referred to as cyclomethicone which has a wide range of applications as a formulation aid in personal care products.[klykken pc et al; drug chem toxicol 22 (4): 655-77 (1999)] pubmed abstract

Potential Blenders and core components :

None Found

Potential Uses:

None Found

Occurrence (nature, food, other):

not found in nature

Synonyms:

cyclotetrasiloxane, 2,2,4,4,6,6,8,8-octamethyl-
cyclotetrasiloxane, octamethyl-
2,2,4,4,6,6,8,8-octamethyl-1,3,5,7,2,4,6,8-tetraoxatetrasilocane
2,2,4,4,6,6,8,8-octamethyl-1,3,5,7,2,4,6,8-tetroxatetrasilocane
union carbide 7207
volasil 244

Articles:

PubMed:Trophic transfer of methyl siloxanes in the marine food web from coastal area of northern china.
PubMed:Nanorheology by atomic force microscopy.
PubMed:Regeneration of siloxane-exhausted activated carbon by advanced oxidation processes.
PubMed:Occurrence of cyclic and linear siloxanes in indoor air from Albany, New York, USA, and its implications for inhalation exposure.
PubMed:Fate of anthropogenic cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in a wastewater treatment plant.
PubMed:Aggregate dermal exposure to cyclic siloxanes in personal care products: implications for risk assessment.
PubMed:Measurement of cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in the aquatic environment using low-density polyethylene passive sampling devices using an in-field calibration study--challenges and guidance.
PubMed:Comment on "Emergence and fate of cyclic volatile polydimethylsiloxanes (D4, D5) in municipal waste streams: release mechanisms, partitioning and persistence in air, water, soil and sediments".
PubMed:Organophosphate flame retardants and organosiloxanes in predatory freshwater fish from locations across Canada.
PubMed:Solvation force simulations in atomic force microscopy.
PubMed:Determination of soil-water sorption coefficients of volatile methylsiloxanes.
PubMed:Siloxanes removal from biogas by a lab-scale biotrickling filter inoculated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa S240.
PubMed:Biogas upgrading: optimal activated carbon properties for siloxane removal.
PubMed:Sensitive method for quantification of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) and decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) in end-exhaled air by thermal desorption gas chromatography mass spectrometry.
PubMed:Allometric relationships to liver tissue concentrations of cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes in Atlantic cod.
PubMed:Absorption of a linear (L2) and a cyclic (D4) siloxane using different oils: application to biogas treatment.
PubMed:Relevance of an organic solvent for absorption of siloxanes.
PubMed:Concentrations and trophic magnification of cyclic siloxanes in aquatic biota from the Western Basin of Lake Erie, Canada.
PubMed:Consistency in trophic magnification factors of cyclic methyl siloxanes in pelagic freshwater food webs leading to brown trout.
PubMed:Concentrations of cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in European cosmetics and personal care products: prerequisite for human and environmental exposure assessment.
PubMed:Improving the efficiency of quantitative (1)H NMR: an innovative external standard-internal reference approach.
PubMed:Emergence and fate of cyclic volatile polydimethylsiloxanes (D4, D5) in municipal waste streams: release mechanisms, partitioning and persistence in air, water, soil and sediments.
PubMed:Atomic force microscopy of confined liquids using the thermal bending fluctuations of the cantilever.
PubMed:Composition and source identification of deposits forming in landfill gas (LFG) engines and effect of activated carbon treatment on deposit composition.
PubMed:Adsorption characteristics of siloxanes in landfill gas by the adsorption equilibrium test.
PubMed:Pharmacodynamic models: parameterizing the hill equation, Michaelis-Menten, the logistic curve, and relationships among these models.
PubMed:Cyclic siloxanes in air, including identification of high levels in Chicago and distinct diurnal variation.
PubMed:Calibration and application of a passive air sampler (XAD-PAS) for volatile methyl siloxanes.
PubMed:Selected ion flow tube studies of several siloxanes.
PubMed:Evaluating the fate and behaviour of cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes in two contrasting North American lakes using a multi-media model.
PubMed:Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) embryo to adult exposure to decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5).
PubMed:Mechanism of diffusion slowdown in confined liquids.
PubMed:Determination of cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in water, sediment, soil, biota, and biosolid using large-volume injection-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
PubMed:Review of recent advances in research on the toxicity, detection, occurrence and fate of cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes in the environment.
PubMed:Plasma concentrations of cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes (cVMS) in pregnant and postmenopausal Norwegian women and self-reported use of personal care products (PCPs).
PubMed:Determination of the dietary biomagnification of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and decamethylcyclopentasiloxane with the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
PubMed:Occurrence and seasonality of cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes in Arctic air.
PubMed:Occurrence and fate of volatile siloxanes in a municipal wastewater treatment plant of Beijing, China.
PubMed:Cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in fish from the Baltic Sea.
PubMed:Junge relationships in measurement data for cyclic siloxanes in air.
PubMed:Concentrations of cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in biosolid amended soil, influent, effluent, receiving water, and sediment of wastewater treatment plants in Canada.
PubMed:Comprehensive mass flow analysis of Swedish sludge contaminants.
PubMed:High refractive index polysiloxane as injectable, in situ curable accommodating intraocular lens.
PubMed:Determination of siloxanes in silicone products and potential migration to milk, formula and liquid simulants.
PubMed:Food web accumulation of cyclic siloxanes in Lake Mjøsa, Norway.
PubMed:Method for simultaneous determination of partition coefficients for cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes and dimethylsilanediol.
PubMed:A surprise from 1954: siloxane equilibration is a simple, robust, and obvious polymer self-healing mechanism.
PubMed:Quantitative force and dissipation measurements in liquids using piezo-excited atomic force microscopy: a unifying theory.
PubMed:Prioritizing organic chemicals for long-term air monitoring by using empirical monitoring data--application to data from the Swedish screening program.
PubMed:Cyclic volatile methylsiloxane bioaccumulation in flounder and ragworm in the Humber Estuary.
PubMed:Confinement-dependent damping in a layered liquid.
PubMed:Unraveling the properties of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane under nanoscale confinement: atomistic view of the liquidlike state from molecular dynamics simulation.
PubMed:Survey of cyclic and linear siloxanes in sediment from the Songhua River and in sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants, Northeastern China.
PubMed:Determination of cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in biota with a purge and trap method.
PubMed:Nonlinear rheology of a nanoconfined simple fluid.
PubMed:Volatile siloxanes in the European arctic: assessment of sources and spatial distribution.
PubMed:High-resolution friction force microscopy under electrochemical control.
PubMed:Occurrence of cyclic and linear siloxanes in indoor dust from China, and implications for human exposures.
PubMed:Do epitaxy and temperature affect oscillatory solvation forces?
PubMed:Functionalised polysiloxanes as injectable, in situ curable accommodating intraocular lenses.
PubMed:Dissipation and oscillatory solvation forces in confined liquids studied by small-amplitude atomic force spectroscopy.
PubMed:Quantitative analysis of volatile methylsiloxanes in waste-to-energy landfill biogases using direct APCI-MS/MS.
PubMed:Siloxane treatment by adsorption into porous materials.
PubMed:Direct analysis of volatile methylsiloxanes in gaseous matrixes using atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-tandem mass spectrometry.
PubMed:Effect of ozone and relative humidity on the heterogeneous uptake of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and decamethylcyclopentasiloxane on model mineral dust aerosol components.
PubMed:Low molecular weight cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in cosmetic products sold in Canada: implication for dermal exposure.
PubMed:Temperature dependence of solvation forces as measured in atomic force microscopy.
PubMed:Drainage of a nanoconfined simple fluid: rate effects on squeeze-out dynamics.
PubMed:Biological removal of siloxanes from landfill and digester gases: opportunities and challenges.
PubMed:A mechanistic study of cyclic siloxane pyrolyses at low pressures.
PubMed:Flow injection potentiometric determination of paraquat in formulations and biological samples.
PubMed:[Analysis of the volatile oils chemical constituents of roots of Actinidia deliciosa].
PubMed:Inhalation dosimetry modeling with decamethylcyclopentasiloxane in rats and humans.
PubMed:Are highly lipophilic volatile compounds expected to bioaccumulate with repeated exposures?
PubMed:Survey of organosilicone compounds, including cyclic and linear siloxanes, in personal-care and household products.
PubMed:Assessing kinetic determinants for metabolism and oral uptake of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) from inhalation chamber studies.
PubMed:Effect of tip size on force measurement in atomic force microscopy.
PubMed:In vitro and in vivo percutaneous absorption of 14C-octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (14C-D4) and 14C-decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (14C-D5).
PubMed:Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling of the disposition of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) migration from implants in humans.
PubMed:Modeling of human dermal absorption of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D(4)) and decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D(5)).
PubMed:Effects of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) on the luteinizing hormone (LH) surge and levels of various reproductive hormones in female Sprague-Dawley rats.
PubMed:Surface melting of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane confined in controlled pore glasses: curvature effects observed by 1H NMR.
PubMed:An inhalation reproductive toxicity study of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) in female rats using multiple and single day exposure regimens.
PubMed:A two-generation reproductive toxicity study of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) in rats exposed by whole-body vapor inhalation.
PubMed:Recent progress in the determination of solid surface tensions from contact angles.
PubMed:In vitro and in vivo evaluation of the estrogenic, androgenic, and progestagenic potential of two cyclic siloxanes.
PubMed:NMR cryoporometry with octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane as a probe liquid. Accessing large pores.
PubMed:Effect of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane on methylation of bismuth by Methanosarcina barkeri.
PubMed:Density functional theory calculation of (29)Si NMR chemical shifts of organosiloxanes.
PubMed:Diagnosing inborn errors of lipid metabolism with proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
PubMed:Oscillatory dissipation of a simple confined liquid.
PubMed:Discrete solvation layering in confined binary liquids.
PubMed:Interpretation of contact angle measurements on two different fluoropolymers for the determination of solid surface tension.
PubMed:How confined lubricants diffuse during shear.
PubMed:Contact angle measurements with liquids consisting of bulky molecules.
PubMed:Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane exhibits estrogenic activity in mice via ERalpha.
PubMed:The measurement of conformational stability of proteins adsorbed on siloxanes.
PubMed:Physiological modeling of inhalation kinetics of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane in humans during rest and exercise.
PubMed:PBPK modeling advances understanding of D4 pharmacokinetics.
PubMed:Determination of siloxanes, silicon, and platinum in tissues of women with silicone gel-filled implants.
PubMed:Route-specific differences in distribution characteristics of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane in rats: analysis using PBPK models.
PubMed:Further comments on the bioavailability of D4.
PubMed:Bioavailability of D4 after inhalation and implantation exposure to silicones.
PubMed:Percutaneous absorption studies of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane using the human skin/nude mouse model.
PubMed:Dose-response modeling of cytochrome p450 induction in rats by octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane.
PubMed:The effect of cyclic swelling (octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane) on the physical properties of silicone breast implant shells.
PubMed:Effect of interfacial liquid structuring on the coherence length in nanolubrication.
PubMed:Inhalation toxicology of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) following a 3-month nose-only exposure in Fischer 344 rats.
PubMed:Study of the advancing and receding contact angles: liquid sorption as a cause of contact angle hysteresis.
PubMed:Bioavailability of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D(4)) after exposure to silicones by inhalation and implantation.
PubMed:The transport of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) in lightly cross-linked silicone rubber.
PubMed:Potential estrogenic and antiestrogenic activity of the cyclic siloxane octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) and the linear siloxane hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDS) in immature rats using the uterotrophic assay.
PubMed:Repeated inhalation exposure to octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane produces hepatomegaly, transient hepatic hyperplasia, and sustained hypertrophy in female Fischer 344 rats in a manner similar to phenobarbital.
PubMed:Physiological modeling reveals novel pharmacokinetic behavior for inhaled octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane in rats.
PubMed:Determination of low molecular weight silicones in plasma and blood of women after exposure to silicone breast implants by GC/MS.
PubMed:Permeation of substituted silanes and siloxanes through selected gloves and protective clothing.
PubMed:Genetic toxicity evaluation of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane.
PubMed:Induction of rat hepatic drug metabolizing enzymes by dimethylcyclosiloxanes.
PubMed:Disposition of radioactivity in fischer 344 rats after single and multiple inhalation exposure to [(14)C]Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane ([(14)C]D(4)).
PubMed:Toxicology and humoral immunity assessment of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) following a 28-day whole body vapor inhalation exposure in Fischer 344 rats.
PubMed:Identification of metabolites of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D(4)) in rat urine.
PubMed:Microbial degradation of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane.
PubMed:Cyclosiloxanes produce fatal liver and lung damage in mice.
PubMed:Acute respiratory exposure of human volunteers to octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4): absence of immunological effects.
PubMed:Quantitative exposure of humans to an octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) vapor.
PubMed:Protein denaturation induced by cyclic silicone.
PubMed:Drug microencapsulation by PLA/PLGA coacervation in the light of thermodynamics. 2. Parameters determining microsphere formation.
PubMed:Evaluation of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) as an inducer of rat hepatic microsomal cytochrome P450, UDP-glucuronosyltransferase, and epoxide hydrolase: a 28-day inhalation study.
PubMed:Low molecular weight silicones are widely distributed after a single subcutaneous injection in mice.
PubMed:Extraction of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and its metabolites from biological matrices.
PubMed:Force-distance curves by AFM. A powerful technique for studying surface interactions.
PubMed:Silicone gel and octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) enhances antibody production to bovine serum albumin in mice.
PubMed:Cytotoxicity and membrane damage in vitro by inclusion complexes between gamma-cyclodextrin and siloxanes.
PubMed:Silicone gel and octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane potentiate antibody production to bovine serum albumin in mice.
PubMed:The adjuvancy of silicones: dependency on compartmentalization.
PubMed:Induction of type II collagen arthritis in the DA rat using silicone gels and oils as adjuvant.
PubMed:The effect of molecular weight and gel preparation on humoral adjuvancy of silicone oils and silicone gels.
PubMed:Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane in aquatic sediments: toxicity and risk assessment.
PubMed:Ocular toxicity of low-molecular-weight components of silicone and fluorosilicone oils.
PubMed:Use of plasma polymerization for preparing silicone-coated membranes for possible use in blood oxygenators.
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