Database/Antimicrobial/5-Amino-6-Chloro-o-Cresol
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is 5-Amino-6-Chloro-o-Cresol natural?

No. Synthesised from petrochemical cresol via chlorination and amination; no natural-origin fragment present.

INCI name5-Amino-6-Chloro-o-Cresol
CAS84540-50-1
FormulaC7H8ClNO · 157.60 Da
FunctionAntimicrobial · Hair Dyeing
FeedstockManufactured synthetically from petrochemical cresol through chlorination, nitration…

How we scored it

Whole molecule C7H8ClNO (157.60 Da), chloro-amino-cresol; wholly petrochemical phenol derivative, 0/157.60 natural mass.
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

Manufactured synthetically from petrochemical cresol through chlorination, nitration and reduction steps. No natural route is used commercially.

In plain English

A synthetic ingredient used in hair dyes and as a preservative-type antimicrobial. It is built from petroleum-derived cresol in a chemical plant.

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Structure

2D structure of 5-Amino-6-Chloro-o-Cresol

3-amino-2-chloro-6-methylphenol

PubChem CID 157641 ↗

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. 25-Amino-6-Chloro-o-Cresol. PubChem CID 157641. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 35-AMINO-6-CHLORO-O-CRESOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 45-AMINO-6-CHLORO-O-CRESOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=5-AMINO-6-CHLORO-O-CRESOL