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N,N'-Diphenyl-p-phenylenediamine

CAS 74-31-7

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

66746-42-7 · 72711-53-6 · 943443-44-5

N,N'-Diphenyl-p-phenylenediamine chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

N,N'-Diphenyl-p-phenylenediamine in plain language

What it is

Also known as P-phenylenediamine, n,n'-diphenyl- · 1-N,4-N-diphenylbenzene-1,4-diamine · Diphenyl-p-phenylenediamine · Dppd · N,n'-diphenyl 4-PHENYLENEDIAMINE · N~1~,N~4~-Diphenylbenzene-1,4-diamine

Show all 34 names

1,4-Benzenediamine, N,N'-diphenyl- · 1,4-Benzenediamine, N1,N4-diphenyl- · 1,4-Bis(phenylamino)benzene · 1,4-Dianilinobenzene · 4,4'-Diphenyl-p-phenylenediamine · 4-Phenylaminodiphenylamine · AgeRite DPPD · Altofane DIP · Antigene P · Antioxidant H · Bis(phenylamino)benzene · Dffd · Diafen FF · Flexamine G · N, n'-diphenyl paraphenylenediamine · N,N'-DIPHENYL-1,4-PHENYLENEDIAMINE · N,n'-diphenyl-para-phenylenediamine · N,N'-di--naphthyl-p-phenylene · N,N-Diphenyl-1,4-benzenediamine · N1,N4-Diphenyl-1,4-benzenediamine · Naugard J · Nonflex H · Nonox DPPD · Permanax 18 · Stabilizer DPPD · Usaf gy-2 · diphenyl-p-phenylenediamine or dppd or agerite · p-Phenylaminodiphenylamine

What it does

Used in consumer products as an antioxidant.

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. N,N'-Diphenyl-p-phenylenediamine 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 6 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Personal care, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 6 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Personal care, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant.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 N,N'-Diphenyl-p-phenylenediamine. 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 N,N'-Diphenyl-p-phenylenediamine 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 23 March 2010

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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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Reference links (2)
Openfda substance

chemicalland21.com

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 N,N'-Diphenyl-p-phenylenediamine in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

6

Named organisations

4

Laboratory suppliesPersonal careIndustrial products

Typical roles

Antioxidant
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