Database/Colorant/CI 69800
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is CI 69800 natural?

No. Indanthrone blue dyes are synthesised entirely from petrochemical anthraquinone/aniline-type feedstocks via vat-dye chemistry.

INCI nameCI 69800
CAS81-77-6
FormulaC28H14N2O4 · 442.4 Da
FunctionColorant
FeedstockCI 69800 is a synthetic indanthrone (vat blue)…

How we scored it

Indanthrone-type vat dye; entirely petrochemical anthraquinone-derived aromatic construction; no natural fragment → 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 69800 is a synthetic indanthrone (vat blue) dye manufactured from petrochemical anthraquinone precursors. No natural production route exists.

In plain English

A synthetic blue dye (an indanthrone/vat dye) manufactured entirely from petrochemical feedstocks. Used as a colorant in cosmetic products.

CosIng definition: CI 69800 is classed chemically as an anthraquinone colour. It conforms to the formula:

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Structure

2D structure of CI 69800

2,17-diazaheptacyclo[16.12.0.03,16.04,13.06,11.019,28.021,26]triaconta-1(18),3(16),4(13),6,8,10,14,19(28),21,23,25,29-dodecaene-5,12,20,27-tetrone

PubChem CID 6690 ↗

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 69800. PubChem CID 6690. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3CI 69800. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4CI 69800. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CI%2069800