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Bronopol

PESTANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

2-Bromo-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol, BNPD, BNPK, Bronopol

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Linear Formula:
HOCH2C(Br)(NO2)CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
199.99
Beilstein:
1705868
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

product line

PESTANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

130-133 °C (lit.)

application(s)

agriculture
cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

OCC(Br)(CO)[N+]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C3H6BrNO4/c4-3(1-6,2-7)5(8)9/h6-7H,1-2H2

InChI key

LVDKZNITIUWNER-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Bronopol is a broad-spectrum antibacterial agent. It is mostly used as a preservative in cosmetic, toiletry etc. It is also used in aerosol formulations.1

Application

Bronopol has been used as reference standard in ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) coupled to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (UPLC-ICP-MS) method for determination of bromine containing preservatives from cosmetic products.
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Legal Information

PESTANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Disclaimer

The product is not intended for use as a biocide under global biocide regulations, including but not limited to US EPA′s Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, European Biocidal Products Regulation, Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Turkey’s Biocidal Products Regulation, Korea’s Consumer Chemical Products and Biocide Safety Management Act (K-BPR) and others.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

4.1B - Flammable solid hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Hyphenation of ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for fast analysis of bromine containing preservatives.
Bendahl L et.al.
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 40(3), 648-652 (2006)
Mustapha Kireche et al.
Chemical research in toxicology, 24(12), 2115-2128 (2011-11-01)
Formaldehyde and formaldehyde releasers are widely used preservatives and represent an important group of skin sensitizers. Formaldehyde is very often suspected to be the sensitizing agent of formaldehyde-releasers; however, many reported clinical cases of contact allergy to these molecules such
Mustapha Kireche et al.
Contact dermatitis, 63(4), 192-202 (2010-08-25)
Compounds slowly releasing formaldehyde, the so-called formaldehyde-releasers, are commonly employed as preservatives in cosmetics instead of free formaldehyde, which is a strong skin sensitizer. It has been long accepted that formaldehyde-releaser sensitization is attributable to released formaldehyde. However, clinical studies
D M Barbano et al.
Journal of dairy science, 93(12), 6000-6011 (2010-11-26)
Our objective was to determine the effect of commonly used milk preservatives on the accuracy of fat, protein, and lactose content determination in milk by mid-infrared (mid-IR) milk analysis. Two producer raw milks (Holstein and Jersey) and 2 pasteurized modified
C Lerones et al.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 10(11), 984-989 (2004-11-04)
This study investigated the use of a rapid bacterial toxicity test for detecting disinfectant residues released by disinfected materials. The test substances included an environmental disinfectant used in hospitals in high-risk areas, such as critical care units or emergency services

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