Database/Colorant/CI 51319
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is CI 51319 natural?

No. Synthetic oxazine colorant built from petrochemical aromatic intermediates; no plant, mineral or fermentation route produces this structure.

INCI nameCI 51319
CAS6358-30-1
FormulaC34H22Cl2N4O2 · 589.5 Da
FunctionColorant
FeedstockManufactured by multi-step organic synthesis from petrochemical aromatic…

How we scored it

C34H22Cl2N4O2, a complex chlorinated polycyclic oxazine dye; no natural production route exists for this synthetic structure.
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 by multi-step organic synthesis from petrochemical aromatic amines and chlorinated intermediates. There is no natural or mineral alternative route for this dye.

In plain English

A synthetic blue-violet dye used to colour cosmetic products. Manufactured entirely from petrochemical aromatic chemical building blocks.

CosIng definition: CI 51319 is classed chemically as an oxazine colour. It conforms to the formula:

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Structure

2D structure of CI 51319

2,20-dichloro-14,32-diethyl-18,36-dioxa-4,14,22,32-tetrazanonacyclo[19.15.0.03,19.05,17.07,15.08,13.023,35.025,33.026,31]hexatriaconta-1,3,5(17),6,8,10,12,15,19,21,23(35),24,26,28,30,33-hexadecaene

PubChem CID 61387 ↗

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 51319. PubChem CID 61387. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3CI 51319. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4CI 51319. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CI%2051319