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N-METHYL-3-NITRO-P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE

Molecular structure

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 33GGQ52SC3 · registered name 4-AMINO-1-METHYLAMINO-3-NITROBENZENE · 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)

EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II (prohibited substances), entry 1284

Source: EU prohibited substances (Annex II)

Restriction II/1284

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

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

Names & identifiers

N-METHYL-3-NITRO-P-PHENYLENEDIAMINEINCI1,4-Benzenediamine, N4-methyl-2-nitro-SynonymN-메틸-3-나이트로-p-페닐린다이아민Korean label name (MFDS standard)
CAS No.chemical registry number
2973-21-9
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
221-014-5
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID50863066
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID30811742
IUPAC
N~4~-Methyl-2-nitrobenzene-1,4-diamine
Molecular formula
C7H9N3O2
Molecular weight
167.168 g/mol

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

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.

Classed as moderate1

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 1 studies
  • SkinSens1
    Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

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