Database/2-Amino-6-Chloro-4-Nitrophenol
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is 2-Amino-6-Chloro-4-Nitrophenol natural?

No. The phenol ring and its chloro/nitro/amino substituents all derive from petrochemical aromatic chemistry.

INCI name2-Amino-6-Chloro-4-Nitrophenol
CAS6358-09-4
FormulaC6H5ClN2O3 · 188.57 Da
FeedstockThis hair-dye intermediate is synthesized from phenol via…

How we scored it

Chlorinated nitroaminophenol; phenol/benzene derivatives are petrochemical → 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

This hair-dye intermediate is synthesized from phenol via chlorination, nitration and amination. No natural production route exists.

In plain English

A synthetic hair-dye ingredient made from phenol. It is entirely petrochemical, with no natural production route.

Structure

2D structure of 2-Amino-6-Chloro-4-Nitrophenol

2-amino-6-chloro-4-nitrophenol

PubChem CID 4679699 ↗

References

  1. 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.
  2. 22-Amino-6-Chloro-4-Nitrophenol. PubChem CID 4679699. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 32-AMINO-6-CHLORO-4-NITROPHENOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 42-Amino-6-chloro-4-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-6-chloro-4-nitrophenol