Registration Dossier

Data platform availability banner - registered substances factsheets

Please be aware that this old REACH registration data factsheet is no longer maintained; it remains frozen as of 19th May 2023.

The new ECHA CHEM database has been released by ECHA, and it now contains all REACH registration data. There are more details on the transition of ECHA's published data to ECHA CHEM here.

Diss Factsheets

Administrative data

Endpoint:
hydrolysis
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
other information
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: see 'Remark'
Remarks:
Rapporteur for the EU risk assessment of (3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium chloride is the National Product Control Agency for Welfare and Health, Finland. The report is the result of in-depth work performed by experts in one Member State, working with counterparts in other Member States, Industry and public interest groups. The information reported is considered reliable.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
other: European Union Risk Assessment Report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2008
Report date:
2008

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method C.7 (Degradation: Abiotic Degradation: Hydrolysis as a Function of pH)
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium chloride
EC Number:
222-048-3
EC Name:
(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium chloride
Cas Number:
3327-22-8
Molecular formula:
C6H15ClNO.Cl
IUPAC Name:
3-chloro-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethylpropan-1-aminium chloride

Results and discussion

Dissipation DT50 of parent compoundopen allclose all
pH:
4
Temp.:
25 °C
DT50:
> 1 yr
pH:
7
Temp.:
25 °C
DT50:
27 d
pH:
7
Temp.:
35 °C
DT50:
3.75 d
pH:
7
Temp.:
12 °C
DT50:
75.5 d
pH:
8.7
Temp.:
25
DT50:
< 1 d

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
The tests indicate that conversion reaction is directly influenced by the hydroxide concentration and in alkaline conditions (3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium chloride will convert primarily to 2,3-epoxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride.