Database/Buffering/Aminomethyl Propanol
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Aminomethyl Propanol natural?

No. A synthetic amino alcohol manufactured from petrochemical feedstocks, chemically analogous to the synthetic amines named in this site's method.

INCI nameAminomethyl Propanol
CAS124-68-5
FormulaC4H11NO · 89.14 Da
FunctionBuffering
FeedstockProduced industrially from petrochemical nitroparaffin or isobutylene-derived intermediates…

How we scored it

Synthetic amino alcohol from petrochemical nitroparaffin/isobutylene chemistry, chemically analogous to this site's named synthetic amines; 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.

How it’s made

Henry (nitro-aldol) reaction of 2-nitropropane with formaldehyde; nitro reduction named. The film draws the key step and names the steps after it. Each curved arrow moves one electron pair, and the film ends on the score above.

Where it comes from

Produced industrially from petrochemical nitroparaffin or isobutylene-derived intermediates via a nitroaldol-type synthesis. It has no natural-origin production route in commercial use.

In plain English

A lab-made amino alcohol. Neutralizes acidic ingredients and adjusts pH, commonly used in gels and hair-styling products.

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Structure

2D structure of Aminomethyl Propanol

2-amino-2-methylpropan-1-ol

PubChem CID 11807 ↗

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. 2Aminomethyl Propanol. PubChem CID 11807. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3AMINOMETHYL PROPANOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4AMINOMETHYL PROPANOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AMINOMETHYL%20PROPANOL