Database/Colorant/CI 74180
Mostly petroleum · ISO 16128

Is CI 74180 natural?

Mostly not. Copper, sodium and sulfonate groups count as mineral/natural; the phthalocyanine macrocycle is built from petrochemical aromatic nitriles.

INCI nameCI 74180
CAS1330-38-7
FormulaC32H14CuN8Na2O6S2 · 780.2 Da
FunctionColorant
FeedstockA copper phthalocyanine pigment made from petrochemical phthalonitrile,…

How we scored it

Cu (63.5) + Na2 (46) + 2xSO3 (S+3O=80 each,160) = 270 Da natural metal/mineral fragments; phthalocyanine ring (C32H14N8, 510 Da) petrochemical. 270/780.2=0.35.
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

A copper phthalocyanine pigment made from petrochemical phthalonitrile, copper and ammonia, then sulfonated and neutralised with sodium. No natural-origin route exists for the pigment ring.

In plain English

A copper-containing phthalocyanine pigment (a blue-green colorant), sold as a disodium sulfonate salt. The core pigment ring is built from petrochemical aromatic starting materials, with copper and sodium added during manufacture.

CosIng definition: CI 74180 is classed chemically as a phthalocyanine colour. It conforms to the formula:

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Structure

2D structure of CI 74180

copper;disodium;2,11,20,29,37,39-hexaza-38,40-diazanidanonacyclo[28.6.1.13,10.112,19.121,28.04,9.013,18.022,27.031,36]tetraconta-1,3,5,7,9,11,13(18),14,16,19(39),20,22,24,26,28,30(37),31,33,35-nonadecaene-5,17-disulfonate

PubChem CID 73759880 ↗

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 74180. PubChem CID 73759880. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3CI 74180. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4CI 74180. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CI%2074180