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GHS Classification Results by the Japanese Government

GENERAL INFORMATION

Item	Information
CAS RN	139-08-2
Chemical Name	Benzyl(dimethyl)(tetradecyl)ammonium chloride
Substance ID	R02-A-096-METI
Classification year (FY)	FY2020
Ministry who conducted the classification	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
New/Revised	New
Classification result in other fiscal year
Download of Excel format	Excel file

REFERENCE INFORMATION

Item	Information
Guidance used for the classification (External link)	GHS Classification Guidance for the Japanese Government (FY2019 revised edition (Ver. 2.0))
UN GHS document (External link)	UN GHS document
Definitions/Abbreviations (Excel file)	Definitions/Abbreviations
Model Label by MHLW (External link)
Model SDS by MHLW (External link)
OECD/eChemPortal (External link)	eChemPortal

PHYSICAL HAZARDS

Hazard class		Classification	Pictogram Signal word	Hazard statement (code)	Precautionary statement (code)	Rationale for the classification
1	Explosives	Not classified (Not applicable)	- -	-	-	There are no chemical groups associated with explosive properties present in the molecule.
2	Flammable gases	Not classified (Not applicable)	- -	-	-	Solid (GHS definition)
3	Aerosols	Not classified (Not applicable)	- -	-	-	Not aerosol products.
4	Oxidizing gases	Not classified (Not applicable)	- -	-	-	Solid (GHS definition)
5	Gases under pressure	Not classified (Not applicable)	- -	-	-	Solid (GHS definition)
6	Flammable liquids	Not classified (Not applicable)	- -	-	-	Solid (GHS definition)
7	Flammable solids	Not classified	- -	-	-	In an experimental test according to EU Method A.10, the flame was extinguished after about 3 seconds, and there was no propagation. Therefore, it was judged as not combustible (ECHA (Accessed Dec. 2020)).
8	Self-reactive substances and mixtures	Not classified (Not applicable)	- -	-	-	There are no chemical groups present in the molecule associated with explosive or self-reactive properties.
9	Pyrophoric liquids	Not classified (Not applicable)	- -	-	-	Solid (GHS definition)
10	Pyrophoric solids	Not classified	- -	-	-	It is estimated that it does not ignite at normal temperatures from an autoignition temperature of 248 deg C (ECHA (Accessed Dec. 2020)).
11	Self-heating substances and mixtures	Classification not possible	- -	-	-	Test methods applicable to solid (melting point <= 140 deg C) substances are not available.
12	Substances and mixtures which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases	Not classified (Not applicable)	- -	-	-	The chemical structure of the substance does not contain metals or metalloids (B, Si, P, Ge, As, Se, Sn, Sb, Te, Bi, Po, At).
13	Oxidizing liquids	Not classified (Not applicable)	- -	-	-	Solid (GHS definition)
14	Oxidizing solids	Not classified (Not applicable)	- -	-	-	The substance is an organic compound containing chlorine (but not fluorine or oxygen), which is chemically bonded to the element other than carbon or hydrogen (N). However, because this is an ionic bond and does not contribute to oxidization, it was classified as "Not classified."
15	Organic peroxides	Not classified (Not applicable)	- -	-	-	Organic compounds containing no bivalent -O-O- structure in the molecule.
16	Corrosive to metals	Classification not possible	- -	-	-	Test methods applicable to solid substances are not available.
17	Desensitized explosives	Not classified (Not applicable)	- -	-	-	There are no chemical groups associated with explosive properties present in the molecule.

HEALTH HAZARDS

Hazard class		Classification	Pictogram Signal word	Hazard statement (code)	Precautionary statement (code)	Rationale for the classification
1	Acute toxicity (Oral)	Classification not possible	- -	-	-	[Rationale for the Classification] Classification not possible due to lack of data. [Reference Data, etc.] (1) Alkyl (C=12-16) (benzyl) (dimethyl) ammonium chloride (CAS RN: 68424-85-1), a mixture containing this substance, was classified in Category 3 for this hazard class (GHS classification in FY2020).
1	Acute toxicity (Dermal)	Classification not possible	- -	-	-	[Rationale for the Classification] Classification not possible due to lack of data. [Reference Data, etc.] (1) Alkyl (C=12-16) (benzyl) (dimethyl) ammonium chloride (CAS RN: 68424-85-1), a mixture containing this substance, was classified in Category 3 for this hazard class (GHS classification in FY2020).
1	Acute toxicity (Inhalation: Gases)	Not classified	- -	-	-	[Rationale for the Classification] Solid (GHS definition). It was classified as "Not classified."
1	Acute toxicity (Inhalation: Vapours)	Classification not possible	- -	-	-	[Rationale for the Classification] Classification not possible due to lack of data.
1	Acute toxicity (Inhalation: Dusts and mists)	Classification not possible	- -	-	-	[Rationale for the Classification] Classification not possible due to lack of data. [Reference Data, etc.] (1) Alkyl (C=12-16) (benzyl) (dimethyl) ammonium chloride (CAS RN: 68424-85-1), a mixture containing this substance, was classified in Category 2 for this hazard class (GHS classification in FY2020).
2	Skin corrosion/irritation	Category 1	Danger	H314	P301+P330+P331 P303+P361+P353 P305+P351+P338 P304+P340 P260 P264 P280 P310 P321 P363 P405 P501	[Rationale for the Classification] It was classified in Category 1 from (1). [Evidence Data] (1) This substance is corrosive to the rabbit skin (HSDB (Accessed Dec. 2020)).
3	Serious eye damage/eye irritation	Category 1	Danger	H318	P305+P351+P338 P280 P310	[Rationale for the Classification] It was classified in Category 1 from (1). [Evidence Data] (1) It was classified in Category 1 in skin corrosion/irritation.
4	Respiratory sensitization	Classification not possible	- -	-	-	[Rationale for the Classification] Classification not possible due to lack of data. [Reference Data, etc.] (1) Alkyl (C=12-16) (benzyl) (dimethyl) ammonium chloride (CAS RN: 68424-85-1), a mixture containing this substance, was classified as "Classification not possible" for this hazard class (GHS classification result in FY2020).
4	Skin sensitization	Classification not possible	- -	-	-	[Rationale for the Classification] Classification not possible due to lack of data. [Reference Data, etc.] (1) Alkyl (C=12-16) (benzyl) (dimethyl) ammonium chloride (CAS RN: 68424-85-1), a mixture containing this substance, was classified as "Not classified" for this hazard class (GHS classification result in FY2020).
5	Germ cell mutagenicity	Classification not possible	- -	-	-	[Rationale for the Classification] Classification was not possible due to lack of data. [Reference Data, etc.] (1) Alkyl(C=12-16)(benzyl)(dimethyl)ammonium chloride (CAS RN 68424-85-1) which is a mixture containing this substance was classified as "Not classified" for this hazard class in the GHS classification (GHS Classification Results in FY2020).
6	Carcinogenicity	Classification not possible	- -	-	-	[Rationale for the Classification] Classification was not possible due to lack of data. [Reference Data, etc.] (1) Alkyl(C=12-16)(benzyl)(dimethyl)ammonium chloride (CAS RN 68424-85-1) which is a mixture containing this substance was classified as "Not classified" for this hazard class in the GHS classification (GHS Classification Results in FY2020).
7	Reproductive toxicity	Classification not possible	- -	-	-	[Rationale for the Classification] Classification was not possible due to lack of data. [Reference Data, etc.] (1) Alkyl(C=12-16)(benzyl)(dimethyl)ammonium chloride (CAS RN 68424-85-1) which is a mixture containing this substance was classified as "Not classified" for this hazard class in the GHS classification (GHS Classification Results in FY2020).
8	Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposure	Classification not possible	- -	-	-	[Rationale for the Classification] Classification was not possible due to lack of data.
9	Specific target organ toxicity - Repeated exposure	Not classified	- -	-	-	[Rationale for the Classification] Based on (1), it was classified as "Not classified" in the oral route. However, there was not sufficient information available for classification in the other routes. Therefore, classification was not possible due to lack of data. [Evidence Data] (1) It was reported that in a 90-day repeated oral dose toxicity test with rodents (OECD TG408, GLP, purity of the test substance: 79.7 to 80.51% (in ethanol solution)), other than a slight decreasing trend in body weight and food consumption, there were no findings related to the administration of the test substance at 1,000 ppm (62 mg/kg/day (males), 77 mg/kg/day (females), within the range for Category 2); but about 80% of the test animals died at 4,000 ppm (200 mg/kg/day (males), 200 mg/kg/day (females), in the range corresponding to "Not classified"); and 100% died at 8,000 ppm (400 mg/kg/day (males), 400 mg/kg/day (females), in the range corresponding to "Not classified"). (The probable cause of death was presumed to be the seconday shock due to fluid and/or ionic shifts in the gastro-intestinal tract caused by the irritation and corrosivity properties of the substance.); and the animals that survived at 4,000 ppm were cachectic and debilitated (REACH registration dossier (Accessed Dec. 2020)).
10	Aspiration hazard	Classification not possible	- -	-	-	[Rationale for the Classification] Classification not possible due to lack of data.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS

Hazard class		Classification	Pictogram Signal word	Hazard statement (code)	Precautionary statement (code)	Rationale for the classification
11	Hazardous to the aquatic environment Short term (Acute)	-	- -	-	-	-
11	Hazardous to the aquatic environment Long term (Chronic)	-	- -	-	-	-
12	Hazardous to the ozone layer	-	- -	-	-	-

NOTE:

GHS Classification Result by the Japanese Government is intended to provide a reference for preparing a GHS label or SDS for users. To include the same classification result in a label or SDS for Japan is NOT mandatory.
Users can cite or copy this classification result when preparing a GHS label or SDS. Please be aware, however, that the responsibility for a label or SDS prepared by citing or copying this classification result lies with users.
This GHS classification was conducted based on the information sources and the guidance for classification and judgement which are described in the GHS Classification Guidance for the Japanese Government etc. Using other literature, test results etc. as evidence and including different content from this classification result in a label or SDS are allowed.
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