Ingredient Dictionary

2-CHLORO-P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE

2-chloro-1,4-phenylenediamine is a diamine that is 1,4-phenylenediamine substituted at position 2 by a chloro group.

Definition

2-chloro-1,4-phenylenediamine is a diamine that is 1,4-phenylenediamine substituted at position 2 by a chloro group. It has a role as a dye. It is a diamine and a member of monochlorobenzenes. It is functionally related to a 1,4-phenylenediamine. It is a conjugate base of a 2-chloro-1,4-phenylenediaminium.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII W949BCC82R · registered name 2-CHLORO-P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Dyes hairHAIR DYEING

Safety & regulatory references

Banned: ASEAN
Restricted or banned: ASEAN · China · European Union

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

SCCS opinion: Opinion on 2-Chloro-p-phenylenediamine

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments: 2007-2010

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of 2-Chloro-p-Phenylenediamine and 2-Chloro-p-Phenylenediamine Sulfate

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Names & identifiers

2-CHLORO-P-PHENYLENEDIAMINEINCI1,4-Benzenediamine, 2-chloro-Synonym2-클로로-p-페닐렌다이아민Korean label name (MFDS standard)

CAS No.chemical registry number: 615-66-7
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 210-441-2
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID3043944
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID1023944

IUPAC: 2-Chlorobenzene-1,4-diamine
Molecular formula: C6H7ClN2
Molecular weight: 142.59 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Solid, [MSDSonline] · solid
Melting/freezing point: 64 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 280.29 ℃
Vapour pressure: 0.275 ㎩ (25°C)
Water solubility: 49610 ㎎/ℓ
Vapour density: 4.921850189851571
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 0.25

Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 1 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.

Dye1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard