Database/Preservative/5-Bromo-5-Nitro-1,3-Dioxane
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is 5-Bromo-5-Nitro-1,3-Dioxane natural?

No. A fully synthetic brominated-nitro preservative built from petrochemical formaldehyde and nitroalkane chemistry; no natural fragment.

INCI name5-Bromo-5-Nitro-1,3-Dioxane
CAS30007-47-7
FormulaC4H6BrNO4 · 212.00 Da
FunctionPreservative
Feedstock5-Bromo-5-nitro-1,3-dioxane is synthesised by condensing 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol with formaldehyde,…

How we scored it

Cyclic acetal of 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol and formaldehyde; bromo/nitro chemistry and formaldehyde are petrochemical. 0/212 = 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

5-Bromo-5-nitro-1,3-dioxane is synthesised by condensing 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol with formaldehyde, both petrochemical-derived reagents. No natural production route exists for this synthetic preservative.

In plain English

A synthetic preservative that stops bacteria growing in water-based products. It is built entirely from petrochemical brominated and nitro-based chemistry, with no natural or plant source.

CosIng definition: 5-Bromo-5-Nitro-1,3-Dioxane is the substituted cyclic ether that conforms to the formula:

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Structure

2D structure of 5-Bromo-5-Nitro-1,3-Dioxane

5-bromo-5-nitro-1,3-dioxane

PubChem CID 1807 ↗

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-Bromo-5-Nitro-1,3-Dioxane. PubChem CID 1807. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 35-BROMO-5-NITRO-1,3-DIOXANE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 45-BROMO-5-NITRO-1,3-DIOXANE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=5-BROMO-5-NITRO-1%2C3-DIOXANE