32053

Bronopol

PESTANAL^®, analytical standard

• Synonym(s): 2-Bromo-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol, BNPD, BNPK, Bronopol
• Linear Formula: HOCH₂C(Br)(NO₂)CH₂OH
• CAS Number: 52-51-7
• Molecular Weight: 199.99
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• NACRES: NA.24
• PubChem Substance ID: 329753983
• EC Number: 200-143-0
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1705868
• MDL number: MFCD00007390

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Segment: 100
• 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

Description

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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Other Notes

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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.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS05,GHS07,GHS09
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H302 + H312,H315,H318,H335,H410
• pcodes: P261 - P273 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338
• 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: 4.1B - Flammable solid hazardous materials
• wgk: WGK 3
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves