Substance profile
Quaternary ammonium compounds, benzyl-C8-18-alkyldimethyl, chlorides
Quaternary ammonium compounds, benzyl-C8-18-alkyldimethyl, chlorides is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
01 · Identification
What Quaternary ammonium… is
Quaternary ammonium compounds, benzyl-C8-18-alkyldimethyl, chlorides is a substance with a harmonised classification under EU CLP.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Quaternary ammonium… identifiers and molecular data
Quaternary ammonium… CAS number and EC number
03 · GHS classification
Quaternary ammonium… hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Quaternary ammonium… pictograms and signal word
Quaternary ammonium… hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H302 | GHS07 |
| Acute toxicity - dermal GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 4 | H312 | GHS07 |
| Skin corrosion/irritation GHS chapter 3.2 | Category 1A or 1B or 1C | H314 | GHS05 |
| Hazardous to the aquatic environment - acute GHS chapter 4.1 | Category 1 | H400 | GHS09 |
Where two values are shown with “or”, the hazard statement is shared by more than one category or by more than one class, and the code alone does not say which. H272, for example, belongs to oxidising liquids and to oxidising solids — the physical state decides. The binding answer for a specific entry is in the CLP Annex VI table itself.
Quaternary ammonium… hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H312 | Harmful in contact with skin. |
| H302 | Harmful if swallowed. |
| H314 | Causes severe skin burns and eye damage. |
| H400 | Very toxic to aquatic life. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Quaternary ammonium…. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.
Safety Data Sheet
Getting an SDS for Quaternary ammonium…
A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of Quaternary ammonium… issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.
04 · Precautionary statements
Quaternary ammonium… precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 13 precautionary statements to Quaternary ammonium…. They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.
Prevention
What to do before and during handling so the hazard never happens.
Response
What to do once exposure, spillage or fire has already happened.
Disposal
What has to happen to the contents and the empty container.
Reading the notation. … is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.
05 · Names in the regulation
Quaternary ammonium… name in 23 EU languages
CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.
| Language | Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3 |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian български | кватернерни амониеви съединения, бензил-C 8-18 -алкилдиметил, хлориди |
| Spanish español | Compuestos de amonio cuaternario, bencil-(C 8-18 )alquildimetilo, cloruros |
| Czech čeština | kvarterní amoniové sloučeniny, alkyl(C 8 -C 18 )(benzyl)dimethylamonium-chlorid |
| Danish dansk | kvaternære ammoniumforbindelser, benzyl-C 8-18 -alkyldimethyl-, chlorider |
| German Deutsch | Quartäre Ammoniumverbindungen, Benzyl-C 8-18 -alkyldimethyl, Chloride (C 8-18 )Alkylbenzyldimetylammoniumchlorid |
| Estonian eesti | kvaternaarsete bensüül-C 8–18 -alküüldimetüülammooniumiühendite kloriidid |
| Greek ελληνικά | τεταρτοταγείς ενώσεις του αμμωνίου, βενζυλο-(C 8-18 -αλκυλο)διμεθυλικές, χλωριούχες |
| English English | quaternary ammonium compounds, benzyl-C 8-18 -alkyldimethyl, chlorides |
| French français | composés d'ammonium quaternaire, benzyl-C 8-18 -alkyldiméthyle, chlorures |
| Croatian hrvatski | kvarterni amonijevi spojevi, benzil-C 8-18 -alkildimetil, kloridi |
| Italian italiano | composti di ammonio quaternario, benzil-C 8-18 -alchildimetil, cloruri |
| Latvian latviešu | ceturtējie amonija savienojumi, benzil-C 8-18 -alkildimetils, hlorīdi |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | ketvirtiniai amonio junginiai, benzil-C 12-18 -alkildimetil-, chloridai |
| Hungarian magyar | kvaterner ammónium vegyületek, benzil-C 8-18 -alkildimetilammónium, kloridok |
| Maltese Malti | komposti kwaternarji tal-ammonju, benżil-C 8-18 -alkildimetil, kloruri |
| Dutch Nederlands | quaternaire ammoniumverbindingen, benzyl-C 8-18 -alkyldimethyl, chloriden |
| Polish polski | chlorki czwartorzędowych związków amoniowych – chlorki benzylo(C 8-18 )alkilodimetyloamoniowy |
| Portuguese português | compostos de amónio quaternários, benzilalquil(C 8-18 )dimetilo, cloretos |
| Romanian română | compuși (cloruri) de amoniu cuaternar, de benzil-alchil (C 8-18 )-dimetil |
| Slovak slovenčina | kvartérne amóniové zlúčeniny, (C 8-18 -alkyl)(benzyl)di(metyl)amónium-chloridy |
| Slovenian slovenščina | kvaterne amonijeve spojine, benzil-C 8–18 -alkildimetil, kloridi |
| Finnish suomi | kvaternääriset ammoniumyhdisteet, bentsyyli-C 8-18 -alkyylidimetyylikloridit |
| Swedish svenska | kvartära ammoniumföreningar, bensyl-C 8-18 -alkyldimetyl, klorider |
All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.
06 · Label elements
Quaternary ammonium… GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Quaternary ammonium…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Quaternary ammonium…
- Harmful in contact with skin.
- Harmful if swallowed.
- Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
- Very toxic to aquatic life.
- Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
- Avoid release to the environment.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF ON SKIN:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/… if you feel unwell.
- Rinse mouth.
- Do NOT induce vomiting.
- Wash with plenty of water/…
- Collect spillage.
- Dispose of contents/container to …
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Questions
Quaternary ammonium… — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Quaternary ammonium…?
The CAS number of Quaternary ammonium… is 63449-41-2. Its EC number is 264-151-6.
What does a Quaternary ammonium… label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Quaternary ammonium… carries the pictograms Corrosion, Exclamation mark and Environment and the signal word is Danger.
Is Quaternary ammonium… flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Quaternary ammonium… no flammability hazard class. That is not a statement that it cannot burn: the harmonised list only records the hazards that were assessed for it.
Is Quaternary ammonium… a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Quaternary ammonium…. Annex VI is a list of agreed classifications, not a list of substances found safe, so this is an absence of a classification rather than a clean bill of health.
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