Ingredient Dictionary

BASIC GREEN 1

Brilliant green is an organic hydrogensulfate salt having 4-{[4-(diethylamino)phenyl](phenyl)methylidene}-N,N-diethylcyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-iminium as the counterion.

Definition

Brilliant green is an organic hydrogensulfate salt having 4-{[4-(diethylamino)phenyl](phenyl)methylidene}-N,N-diethylcyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-iminium as the counterion. It has a role as an antibacterial agent, an antiseptic drug, a fluorochrome, a poison, a histological dye and an environmental contaminant. It contains a brilliant green cation.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII G0L543D370 · registered name BRILLIANT GREEN · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Dyes hairHAIR DYEING

Safety & regulatory references

Banned: Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · China · European Union · South Korea · Taiwan · United Kingdom

Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II (prohibited substances), entry 1299

Source: EU prohibited substances (Annex II)

Restriction II/1299

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name 塩基性緑１: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるトリフェニルメタン系色素である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

BASIC GREEN 1INCI염기성녹색1호Korean label name (MFDS standard)Ethanaminium, N-[4-[[4-(diethylamino)phenyl]phenylmethylene]-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene]-N-ethyl-, sulfate (1:1)Synonym塩基性緑１Japanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 633-03-4
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 211-190-1
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID1048700
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID4028626

IUPAC: 4-{[4-(Diethylamino)phenyl](phenyl)methylidene}-N,N-diethylcyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-iminium hydrogen sulfate
Molecular formula: C27H34N2O4S
Molecular weight: 482.64 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Gold crystals, [Merck Index] Hygroscopic, [MSDSonline] · Minute, glistening, golden crystals
Melting point: 210 °C, decomposes.
Solubility: 40 mg/ml in water, 60 mg/ml in 2-methoxyethanol, 50 mg/ml in ethanol
Melting/freezing point: 210 ℃
Molecular weight: 482.69

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 3 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.

Dye3

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

2 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 4 studies

Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across
Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across
Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 2
Eye Irritation · Screening