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Annex II Entry 219 15/10/2010

Lobeline (INN) and its salts

Lobeline (INN) and its salts is listed in Annex II as a prohibited substance for cosmetic products placed on the EU market.

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Prohibited substance— Annex II, EU Regulation 1223/2009
Entry: 219

Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 90-69-7
CAS 90-69-7PubChem CID 101616

Lobeline

(-)-lobeline is an optically active piperidine alkaloid having a 2-oxo-2-phenylethyl substituent at the 2-position and a 2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl group at the 6-position. It has a role as a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist. It is a piperidine alkaloid, a tertiary amine and an aromatic ketone. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
2-[(2R,6S)-6-[(2S)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl]-1-methylpiperidin-2-yl]-1-phenylethanone
Molecular formula
C22H27NO2
Molecular weight
337.5 g/mol
Exact mass
337.204179104 Da
XLogP3
3.8
Topological polar surface area
40.5 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
3
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
3

Also known as

(-)-LobelineInflatinealpha-LobelineLobnicoLobelinumLobelinLobelina8,10-Diphenyllobelionol
16 more reported names
D0P25S3P812-(6-(2-Hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)-1-methyl-2-piperidinyl)-1-phenylethanone2-(6-(beta-Hydroxyphenethyl)-1-methyl-2-piperidyl)acetophenoneNSC-7574212-{(2R,6S)-6-[(2S)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl]-1-methylpiperidin-2-yl}-1-phenylethanoneCHEBI:48723Ethanone, 2-(6-(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)-1-methyl-2-piperidinyl)-1-phenyl-, (2R-(2alpha,6alpha(S*)))-2-(6-(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)-1-methylpiperidin-2-yl)-1-phenylethanone2-[6-(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)-1-methylpiperidin-2-yl]-1-phenylethanone2-((2R,6S)-6-((2S)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)-1-methylpiperidin-2-yl)-1-phenylethanoneRefChem:153874202-012-3Lobeline [INN].alpha.-LobelineLobeline (INN)2-((2R,6S)-6-((S)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)-1-methylpiperidin-2-yl)-1-phenylethan-1-one
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External database identifiers

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Record details

Chemical name

Lobeline (INN) and its salts

Chemical / IUPAC name

2-(6-(beta-Hydroxyphenethyl)-1-methyl-2-piperidyl)acetophenone

Regulatory information

Regulation

(EC) 2009/1223

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Key data

CAS
90-69-7
EC
202-012-3
Annex
II
Entry number
219

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What Annex II means for Lobeline (INN) and its salts

Lobeline (INN) and its salts is listed as a prohibited substance under Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 and must not be intentionally added. Article 17 separately addresses unintended small quantities that are technically unavoidable under good manufacturing practice and compatible with the Article 3 safety requirement.

Formulators must screen their ingredients and raw materials to ensure none contain this substance. Suppliers should provide documentation confirming absence when requested.

The page also surfaces 12 related annex records with overlapping identifiers, annex logic or naming patterns.

Compliance checklist

  • Verify this substance is absent from all raw materials and finished formulations.
  • Request absence confirmation or CoA from raw material suppliers.
  • Document the screening result in the Product Information File (PIF).

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Lobeline (INN) and its salts is listed in Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 and is prohibited as an intentionally added cosmetic ingredient. Article 17 provides a narrow exception for unintended small quantities that are technically unavoidable under good manufacturing practice, provided the product remains safe under Article 3.

CAS 90-69-7 is the unique numerical identifier assigned to Lobeline (INN) and its salts by the Chemical Abstracts Service. In cosmetic compliance work, the CAS number is used to cross-reference the substance across regulatory databases, raw material specifications and safety assessment reports. Multiple EU annex entries may share the same CAS number if the same substance appears under different conditions or in different annexes.

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