Database/Light Stabilizer/Phenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Phenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine natural?

No. Benzil-derived diphenyl units, the phenylene linker and the triazine nitrogens all come from petrochemical benzene derivatives and ammonia-based reagents.

INCI namePhenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine
CAS55514-22-2
FormulaC36H24N6 · 540.6 Da
FunctionLight Stabilizer · Uv Filter
FeedstockSynthesised from petrochemical benzil and a terephthalic acid…

How we scored it

C36H24N6, 540.6 Da: bis(diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine) on a phenylene core; all carbon and nitrogen from petrochemical aromatics and ammonia-derived reagents, so 0/540.6 = 0.00.
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

Synthesised from petrochemical benzil and a terephthalic acid hydrazide-type building block with ammonium acetate, closing the two 1,2,4-triazine rings. No natural-origin route exists.

In plain English

A synthetic ultraviolet filter that absorbs UV light in sunscreens and helps keep other ingredients from degrading in light. It is made in a chemical plant from petroleum-derived aromatic compounds.

CosIng definition: Phenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine is the organic compound that conforms to the formula

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Structure

2D structure of Phenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine

3-[4-(5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)phenyl]-5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine

PubChem CID 59516799 ↗

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. 2Phenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine. PubChem CID 59516799. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3PHENYLENE BIS-DIPHENYLTRIAZINE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4PHENYLENE BIS-DIPHENYLTRIAZINE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PHENYLENE%20BIS-DIPHENYLTRIAZINE