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1-(cis-3-Chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride

≥97%

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H16Cl2N4
CAS Number:
51229-78-8
Molecular Weight:
251.16
MDL number:
MFCD00151463
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
PubChem Substance ID:
24892653
NACRES:
NA.83

Assay

≥97%

form

powder

SMILES string

Cl.Cl\C=C/C[N]12CN3CN(CN(C3)C1)C2

InChI

1S/C9H16ClN4.ClH/c10-2-1-3-14-7-11-4-12(8-14)6-13(5-11)9-14;/h1-2H,3-9H2;1H/b2-1-;

InChI key

JDHUFCLVMUPTGF-ODZAUARKSA-N

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Application

1-(cis-3-Chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride may be used as a formaldehyde releaser to investigate the influence of formaldehyde in dermatitis patients with or without contact allergy to formaldehyde through baseline patch test series.

Biochem/physiol Actions

1-(cis-3-Chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride, also known as quaternium-15, is used as a preservative in some cosmetics and other industrial products. It releases formaldehyde therefore, repeated use products containing quaternium-15 may cause contact dermatitis.

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Flam. Sol. 2 - Repr. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

4.1B - Flammable solid hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Jennifer Cahill et al.
The Australasian journal of dermatology, 46(4), 284-285 (2005-10-04)
A 56-year-old nurse from a rural area presented with a 12-month history of hand dermatitis. She had previously been patch tested by a local medical practitioner with the thin-layer rapid-use epicutaneous test, which had shown allergies to quaternium 15 and
Inese Hauksson et al.
Contact dermatitis, 74(3), 145-151 (2015-12-24)
Formaldehyde is a well-known contact sensitizer. Formaldehyde releasers are widely used preservatives in cosmetics. To survey the release of formaldehyde in cosmetics brought by patients investigated because of suspected allergic contact dermatitis, to compare it with information given by the
Caterina Faggio et al.
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 180, 258-265 (2016-10-18)
The presence of a xenobiotic in the environment can often represent a risk for living organisms. Quaternium-15, a preservative, is one of the most used substances and is added to several cosmetics and other industrial products. For this reason,kwowing the

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