Dimethyl Adipate, also known as DMA, is one of the chemical products on offer here at Chemoxy. Dimethyl Adipate is a colourless liquid used in a lot of cosmetic products. Its chemical structure is illustrated below:
Dimethyl Adipate (DMA) is a non VOC according to its vapour pressure. DMA is a low toxicity, readily biodegradable, low odour oxygenated solvent that can be used in a variety of applications including agrochemicals, polymer intermediates, screening creams and lotions.
Product Name | Dimethyl adipate |
Empirical Formula | C8H14O4 |
CAS Number | 627-93-0 |
Synonyms | Dimethylhexanedioate |
Physical State | Colourless liquid |
Odour | Characteristic |
Boiling Point | 109-110°C |
Dimethyl Adipate has a number of cosmetic applications in emollients and skin conditioning, and is also used as a cosmetic plasticizer.
In nail varnish application and removal.
Dimethyl adipate is used in agrochemicals as a raw material in the manufacture of several active ingredients such as Lenacil, Metconazole, Ipconazole.
It can be used as a cleaning solvent in blends with other low vapour pressure solvents.
Click here to view the Dimethyl Adipate Technical Data Sheet.