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2-Amino-4,6-dinitrophenol

CAS 96-91-3

2-Amino-4,6-dinitrophenol chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

2-Amino-4,6-dinitrophenol in plain language

What it is

Also known as Picramic acid · 1-Amino-2-hydroxy-3,5-dinitrobenzene · 1-Amino-3,5-dinitro-2-hydroxybenzene · 1-Hydroxy-2-amino-4,6-dinitrobenzene · 2,4-Dinitro-6-aminophenol · 6-Amino-2,4-dinitrophenol

Show all 18 names

AMINO-4,6-DINITROPHENOL, 2- · Acide picramique · C.I. 76540 · C.I. Oxidation Base 21 · CI 76540 · CI Oxidation Base 21 · Fourrine 4R · Fourrine 93 · Furro 4R · Oxidation Base 21 · Phenol, 2-amino-4,6-dinitro- · Zoba 4R

What it does

Used in consumer products as a colourant.

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. 2-Amino-4,6-dinitrophenol appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for 2-Amino-4,6-dinitrophenol 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 2019-12-20

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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 2-Amino-4,6-dinitrophenol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

Colourant
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