Database/Colorant/CI 11710
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is CI 11710 natural?

No. Built from petrochemical chloronitroaniline diazotised onto a synthetic acetoacetanilide coupler; no natural carbon present.

INCI nameCI 11710
CAS6486-23-3
FormulaC16H12Cl2N4O4 · 395.2 Da
FunctionColorant
FeedstockCI 11710 is a synthetic azo pigment made…

How we scored it

Synthetic monoazo pigment; chloronitrophenyl-diazo-acetoacetanilide structure entirely from petrochemical aromatics. 0/395 = 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

CI 11710 is a synthetic azo pigment made by diazotising a chlorinated nitroaniline and coupling it with a synthetic anilide; both derive from petrochemical aromatics.

In plain English

A synthetic colour additive used to tint cosmetic products. It is made entirely in a lab from petroleum-derived chemicals, not from a natural source.

CosIng definition: CI 11710 is classed chemically as a monoazo colour. It conforms to the formula:

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Structure

2D structure of CI 11710

2-[(4-chloro-2-nitrophenyl)diazenyl]-N-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-oxobutanamide

PubChem CID 94326 ↗

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. 2CI 11710. PubChem CID 94326. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3CI 11710. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4CI 11710. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CI%2011710