Is 2-Amino-5-Nitrophenol natural?

Q: Is 2-Amino-5-Nitrophenol natural?

2-Amino-5-Nitrophenol has a Natural Origin Index (NOI) of 0.00 (scale 0–1) per ISO 16128. Made from petrochemical phenol via nitration and amination; no natural source. An NOI of 0.00 means 0% of its molecular mass is traceable to a natural, renewable source.

No. Made from petrochemical phenol via nitration and amination; no natural source.

INCI name2-Amino-5-Nitrophenol

CAS121-88-0

FormulaC₆H₆N₂O₃ · 154.12 Da

FeedstockIndustrially synthesised from petroleum-derived phenol as a hair-dye…

How we scored it

Synthetic aromatic nitroaminophenol, C6H6N2O3; petrochemical phenol-derived -> 0.0.

What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Industrially synthesised from petroleum-derived phenol as a hair-dye coupler. No natural or bio-based route is used commercially.

In plain English

A synthetic hair-dye ingredient made from petroleum-derived phenol, used to build colour in permanent hair dye formulas.

Structure

2-amino-5-nitrophenol

PubChem CID 4984721 ↗

References

1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
22-Amino-5-Nitrophenol. PubChem CID 4984721. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
32-AMINO-5-NITROPHENOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
42-Amino-5-nitrophenol. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=2-Amino-5-nitrophenol