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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 17627

N-PHENYL-P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE HCl

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

Global evidence snapshot

The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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13
Markets with evidence
0
Evidence gaps
13
Resolved identifiers
4

Resolved substance identity

CAS:2198-59-656426-15-4
EC:218-599-4260-173-5
Ingredient index records:
N-PHENYL-P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE HCL
Cosmetic functions: HAIR DYEING

N-Phenylbenzene-p-diamine monohydrochloride (CI 76085)

Inventory restriction note: III/8

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1 matched or reported name
N-PHENYL-P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE HCL

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name N-PHENYL-P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE HCl.

That is a statement about this inventory, not about the law: no imported rule is not evidence that a substance is permitted. A rule may exist under a different name, under a CAS or EC number this glossary entry does not carry, or in a dataset not yet imported.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 2198-59-6
CAS 2198-59-6CAS 56426-15-4PubChem CID 75146

p-Aminodiphenylamine HCl

On the basis of the data included in this report, the CIR Expert Panel concludes that ... N-Phenyl-p-Phenylenediamine Hydrochloride... safe for use in hair dyes at concentrations up to 1.7% (as the free base). — Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

IUPAC name
4-N-phenylbenzene-1,4-diamine;hydrochloride
Molecular formula
C12H13ClN2
Molecular weight
220.70 g/mol
Exact mass
220.0767261 Da
Topological polar surface area
38.1 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
3
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
2
Covalent units
2
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

4-Aminodiphenylamine hydrochloride1,4-Benzenediamine, N-phenyl-, monohydrochlorideEucanine Grey BZoba Grey BRN-Phenyl-p-phenylenediamine hydrochlorideFourrine Grey BDurafur Grey BNFouramine Grey A
16 more reported names
Futramine Grey BFurro Grey BNako Grey GBFourrine 96C.I. Oxidation Base 2ABasf Ursol Grey BFouramine Grey AERN-Phenyl-p-phenylenediamine HClp-Phenylenediamine, N-phenyl-, hydrochlorideCI 76086p-Aminodiphenylamine hydrochlorideRODOL GRAY BC2TS7135LI6EINECS 218-599-4N-Phenylbenzene-p-diamine monohydrochlorideN-Phenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine Hydrochloride
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External database identifiers

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-09-02 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

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Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessmentsFDA Global Substance Registration SystemILO/WHO International Chemical Safety CardsJapan NITE-CHRIPNIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical HazardsOECD eChemPortalUS EPA CompTox CTX APIs

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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