N-dodecyl-N,N-dimethyl-3-ammonio-1-propanesulfonic acid is a quaternary ammonium ion resulting from the addition of a methyl group to the tertiary amino group of 3-[dodecyl(methyl)amino]propane-1-sulfonic acid.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII R6P3KW3E8U · registered name LAURYL SULTAINE · single chemical substance
N-dodecyl-N,N-dimethyl-3-ammonio-1-propanesulfonic acid is a quaternary ammonium ion resulting from the addition of a methyl group to the tertiary amino group of 3-[dodecyl(methyl)amino]propane-1-sulfonic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a lauryl sulfobetaine.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Sultaines as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 14933-08-5
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 52667-78-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 239-002-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6049222
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID8029078
- IUPAC
- 3-[Dodecyldi(methyl)azaniumyl]propane-1-sulfonate
- Molecular formula
- C17H37NO3S
- Molecular weight
- 335.55 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 7 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Softener and conditioner2
- Cleaning agent1
- Foamant1
- Viscosity modifier1
- Anti-static agent1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 15
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- PubMed
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata