Pentaerythritol

CAS: 115-77-5

Ref. TR-P227200

Product Information

• Name: Pentaerythritol
• Synonyms: Pentaerythritol (8CI), 2,2-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, Auxinutril, CP 500G, Charmor PM, Charmor PM 15, Charmor PM 40, Flammex DPE, Hercules P 6, Maxinutril, Metab-Auxil, Microlon 93, Monopentaerythritol, Monopentek, NSC 8100, Neulizer P, P 100, P 100 (alcohol), PE 200, PE 200 (diol), PER, PET 020, Penetek, Penta Powder 325, Penta-R, Pentarit, Pentarit S, Pentarit T, Pentek, THME, Tetra(hydroxymethyl)methane, Tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)methane, Tetramethylolmethane
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications Pentaerythritol is a compound most commonly used in cosmetics (in its rosinate form). It is used as a skin conditioning agent (used as part of a cream base in lotions), and is also used to increase viscosity of cosmetic formulations.References Andersen, F.: J. Am. Coll. Toxicol., 13, 395 (1994); Dhanorkar, V., et al.: J. Cosm. Sci., 53, 199 (2002); Lanigan, R.: Int. J. Toxicol., 17, 83 (1998)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 136.1464
• Formula: C₅H₁₂O₄
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C5H12O4/c6-1-5(2-7,3-8)4-9/h6-9H,1-4H2
• InChI key: InChIKey=WXZMFSXDPGVJKK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: OCC(CO)(CO)CO