C12-C14-Alkyl(ethylbenzyl)dimethylammonium chloride is an organic molecular entity.
Definition
C12-C14-Alkyl(ethylbenzyl)dimethylammonium chloride is an organic molecular entity.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 0W255OL75T · registered name MYRISTALKONIUM CHLORIDE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- China · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Argentina · Brazil
- Field of application and/or use : (a) care products rinse the hair with (b) Other products
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : a) 3% (calculated as benzalkonium chloride) b) 0.1% (calculated as benzalkonium chloride)
- Other limitations and requirements : a.- In the finished product, the concentrations of chloride, bromide and saccharinate aliphatic chain with carbon atom number of 14 or less, should not exceed 0.1% (calculated as benzalkonium chloride).
- Use conditions and warnings that must appear on the label : to. and b. - Avoid contact with eyes
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 0.1% calculated as benzalkonium chloride
- Use conditions and warnings that must appear on the label : Avoid contact with eyes
European Union
- Product Type, body parts : Rinse-off hair (head) products
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 3% (as benzalkonium chloride)
- Other : In the final products the concentrations of benzalkonium chloride, bromide and saccharinate with an alkyl chain of C14, or less must not exceed 0.1% (as benzalkonium chloride) For purposes other than inhibiting the development of micro-organismes in the product. This purpose has to be apparent from the presentation of the product
- Wording of conditions of use and warnings : Avoid contact with the eyes
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 0.1% (as benzalkonium chloride)
- Wording of conditions of use and warnings : Avoid contact with eyes
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Korea’s toxic-substance GHS classification: Danger · H301 (category 3) · H400 (category 1) · H330 (category 2)
Restriction V/54
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ミリスタルコニウムクロリド: 本品は、次の化学式で表される４級アンモニウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 139-08-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 205-352-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6036384
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID408460
- IUPAC
- N-Benzyl-N,N-dimethyltetradecan-1-aminium chloride
- Molecular formula
- C23H42ClN
- Molecular weight
- 368.05 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · White solid, [HSDB] White powder, [MSDSonline]
- Melting point
- 60-61 °C
- Solubility
- Solubility in water: >1,000 mg/L /Alkyl(C=10-14) benzyldimethylammonium chloride/
- Stability
- Stable under recommended storage conditions.
- Melting/freezing point
- 49~52 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 560.84 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.00017 ㎩
- Water solubility
- 50 g/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 3.2
- Molecular weight
- 367.05
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 6 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.
- Cleaning agent2
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Biocide1
- Corrosion inhibitor1
- Preservative1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 3 studies
- Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Corrosive
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · EPA OPPTS 870.2500 (Acute Dermal Irritation) equivalent or similar to - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 17
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata