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Is Dinocap vegetarian?

Dinocap

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Dinocap is a synthetic dinitrophenol fungicide used in agriculture, comprising a mixture of crotonate esters of dinitrooctylphenols; it is not a cosmetic ingredient.

Also known as (RS)-2,6-dinitro-4-octylphenyl crotonates and (RS)-2,4-dinitro-6-octylphenyl crotonates in which "octyl" is a reaction mass of 1-methylheptyl, 1-ethylhexyl and 1-propylpentyl groups, Dinocap (ISO)
INCI name Dinocap
CAS number 39300-45-3
EC number 254-408-0
CosIng ID 30170
Last reviewed 9 July 2026

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