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EC number: 269-824-8 | CAS number: 68334-33-8
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
Developmental toxicity / teratogenicity
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- developmental toxicity
- Type of information:
- read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Study period:
- 1975
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- comparable to guideline study with acceptable restrictions
- Remarks:
- Study predated formal guideline requirements and GLP but performed according to existing scientific standards. Reliabilty check by Expert Panel (American Chemistry Council Fatty Nitrogen Derivatives) passed.
Data source
Reference
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 1 975
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- equivalent or similar to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 414 (Prenatal Developmental Toxicity Study)
- Deviations:
- yes
- Remarks:
- modifications in exposure period
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Limit test:
- no
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Quaternary ammonium compounds, dimethylditallow alkyl, chlorides
- EC Number:
- 272-207-6
- EC Name:
- Quaternary ammonium compounds, dimethylditallow alkyl, chlorides
- Cas Number:
- 68783-78-8
- IUPAC Name:
- 68783-78-8
Constituent 1
Test animals
- Species:
- rat
- Strain:
- Sprague-Dawley
- Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
- no data
Administration / exposure
- Route of administration:
- other: oral gavage; oral diet
- Vehicle:
- not specified
- Analytical verification of doses or concentrations:
- not specified
- Duration of treatment / exposure:
- days 6 - 13 or 6 - 18 of gestation
- Frequency of treatment:
- daily
- Duration of test:
- days 0 - 21 of gestation
Doses / concentrationsopen allclose all
- Dose / conc.:
- 100 mg/kg bw/day (actual dose received)
- Remarks:
- oral gavage
- Dose / conc.:
- 500 mg/kg bw/day (actual dose received)
- Remarks:
- oral gavage
- Dose / conc.:
- 508 mg/kg bw/day (actual dose received)
- Remarks:
- 0.65% active in diet; oral diet
- No. of animals per sex per dose:
- 25 rats per group (10 animals sacrified after 13 days, 15 animals after 21 days of gestation)
- Control animals:
- yes, concurrent vehicle
- yes, plain diet
- Details on study design:
- Two concurrent control groups: One receiving the gavage vehicle isopropanol, one receiving control feed only
Results and discussion
Results: maternal animals
Effect levels (maternal animals)
open allclose all
- Dose descriptor:
- NOAEL
- Remarks:
- via gavage
- Effect level:
- > 500 mg/kg bw/day (nominal)
- Basis for effect level:
- other: highest dose tested
- Dose descriptor:
- NOAEL
- Remarks:
- via diet
- Remarks on result:
- not determinable
- Remarks:
- slight effects on body weight gain
Maternal abnormalities
- Abnormalities:
- no effects observed
Results (fetuses)
Effect levels (fetuses)
open allclose all
- Dose descriptor:
- NOAEL
- Remarks:
- via gavage
- Effect level:
- > 500 mg/kg bw/day (nominal)
- Based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect level:
- other: highest dose tested
- Dose descriptor:
- NOAEL
- Remarks:
- via diet
- Effect level:
- > 508 mg/kg bw/day (nominal)
- Based on:
- test mat.
- Basis for effect level:
- other: highest dose tested
Fetal abnormalities
- Abnormalities:
- no effects observed
Overall developmental toxicity
- Developmental effects observed:
- no
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Conclusions:
- Based on the results from this study ditallowdimethylammonium chloride is not considered to be a developmental toxicant.
- Executive summary:
Ditallowdimethylammonium chlorid (DTDMAC)was investigated for developmental toxicity in the rat. 25 female rats per group were administered the test substance either by oral gavage at dose levels of 100 and 500 mg active ingredient per kg body weight per day (vehicle was 15% isopropanol) or in the diet at a dose level of 0.65% active ingredient beginning on day 6 of gestation. Two control groups were run concurrently. One received the gavage vehicle and the other received control feed only.
Ten rats per group were sacrificed after the day 13 treatment and 15 rats per group were treated through day 18 and sacrificed on day 21 of gestation. Body weights were taken on days 0, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 and 21 of gestation. Food consumption was evaluated for days 12 and 18 of gestation. Clinical observations were made daily for signs of pharmacologic or toxicologic effect and mortality. Gross necropsies were conducted on all surviving rats, moribund rats and rats that died spontaneously. At necropsy, for rats sacrificed on day 13 of gestation, the uterus (number and location for each horn of resoptions, embryos and implantation sites) and ovaries (number of corpora lutea of pregnancy per ovary) were observed. At necropsy for rats sacrificed on day 21 of gestation, the uterus (number and location for each horn of live fetuses, dead fetuses, early and late resorptions and impantation sites) and ovaries ( number of corpora lutea of pregnancy per ovary) were observed. The necropsy for all maternal rats also included observations for obvious abnormalities and the following tissues were examined: heart, lung, stomach, liver, pancreas, spleen, mesenteric lymph nodes, jejunum, kidney, adrenal, bladder and ovary.
With regard to maternal data, no adverse effects attributable to DTDMAC administration were noted in comparison of pregnancy and mortality rates. Depressed body weight gains during gestation were noted in the group that received the test substance in the diet together with less food consumption values compared to the group that received control feed. Early deliveries and abortions, necropsy findings, and reproduction data were considered not to be affected by treatment with the test substance. An increase in resorptions was observed for the 100 mg/kg/day gavage group compared to the isopropanol control group (7.1% vs 2.1%). This difference was not considered a treatment-related effect due to the lack of dose response and a low value for the control group compared to historical data from the laboratory.
With regard to fetal data, no differences considered to be related to the adminsitration of ditallowdimethylammonium chloride were noted in fetal size and sex, variations in degree of ossification or malformations.
Based on the results of this study, the NOAEL for maternal toxicity was considered to be greater 500 mg/kg body weight per day by gavage. No NOAEL for maternal toxicity was established for dietary treatment because of the slight effects on body weight gain. With regard to developmental toxicity the NOAEL was established to be greater 500 mg/kg body weight per day by gavage and greater 508 mg/kg body weight per day via the diet.
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