Caffeic acid
CAS: 331-39-5
Moderate To High Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Moderate To High
Regulatory Status
SummaryIARC: Group 2B | California Prop 65 listed
Molecular FormulaC9H8O4
Molecular Weight180.16
Sources
No citations are recorded specifically for the human adult context, so the record-wide source list is shown. It backs the record, not this particular band.
- IARC Monographs Volume 56: Some Naturally Occurring Substances — Caffeic Acid Group 2B; Rodent Forestomach Tumors; Hydroxycinnamic Acid; Coffee Source; Paradoxical Antioxidant Properties; IARC Coffee Reassessment 2016 IARC_MONOGRAPH · 1993
- NTP Technical Report: Caffeic Acid — Forestomach Tumors in Rodents at High Doses; Non-Genotoxic Threshold Mechanism; Human Relevance Limitations; Coffee Epidemiology Showing Reduced Cancer Risk REGULATORY · 1991
- PROPOSITION 65 LIST OF CARCINOGENS OR REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANTS REGULATORY · 2026
- IARC Monographs, List of Classifications REGULATORY · 2026
- Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
- CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
- PubChem computed properties for CID 689043 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
- Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 689043) PUBCHEM
- where to look Human Metabolome Database (HMDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 689043; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- where to look Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 689043; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID5020231 (Caffeic acid) REFERENCE
- PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 689043 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
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