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Bromacil

CAS 314-40-9

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

8027-85-8 · 154670-12-9

Bromacil chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Bromacil in plain language

What it is

Also known as (±)-bromacil · 5-Bromo-3-(butan-2-yl)-6-methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione · 5-bromo-3-butan-2-yl-6-methyl-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione · (.+-.)-Bromacil · (RS)-5-BROMO-3-SEC-BUTYL-6-METHYLURACIL · 3-sec-Butyl-5-bromo-6-methyluracil

Show all 28 names

5-Bromo-3-sec-butyl-6-methyl uracil · 5-Bromo-3-sec-butyl-6-methyluracil · 5-Bromo-6-methyl-3-(1-methyl-n-propyl)uracil · 5-Bromo-6-methyl-3-(1-methylpropyl) uracil · Borea · Borocil · Bromax · Cynogan · Hyvar X · Hyvar-X Weed Killer · Hyvar-xl Weed Killer · Hyvarex · Istemul · Krovar I Weed Killer · Krovar II Weed Killer · Rout G-8 · Uragan · Uragon · Urox B · Urox HX · Urox ha · bromacil (lithium salt of5-bromo-3-sec-butyl-6-methyluracil)

What it does

Used in consumer products as an antimicrobial.

  • Antimicrobial
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Bromacil appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 57 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Landscape/yard, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Degradant/impurity.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 57 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Landscape/yard, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Degradant/impurity.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Bromacil. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Bromacil yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated October 2016

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Bromacil in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

57

Named organisations

6

Raw materialsLandscape/yardLaboratory suppliesPersonal careMedical/dental

Typical roles

Antimicrobial
See products using Bromacil →