Carpronium Chloride

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    13254-33-6

    Molecular formula
    C8H18ClNO2

    SMILES
    C[N+](C)(C)CCCC(=O)OC.[Cl-]

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fruity 90.81%
    Sweet 44.54%
    Apple 41.6%
    Green 41.43%
    Pineapple 39.12%
    Tropical 36.01%
    Ethereal 35.0%
    Banana 32.08%
    Winey 31.76%
    Fermented 29.73%

     

    Flavor
    Fruity 44.94%
    Green 41.96%
    Tropical 35.48%
    Floral 26.76%
    Sweet 24.24%
    Pineapple 23.3%
    Oily 22.74%
    Woody 22.17%
    Berry 21.75%
    Mild 21.61%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    pKa est.
    6.03 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    195.69 g/mol

    Flash point

    • -41.98 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • carpronium chloride
    • 13254-33-6
    • Actinamin
    • Furozin
    • 4-Methoxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-4-oxobutan-1-aminium chloride
    • Cloruro de carpronio
    • Chlorure de carpronium
    • Carpronii chloridum
    • 1R01BKB74A
    • DTXSID1046924
    • Methyl N-trimethyl-gamma-aminobutyrate chloride
    • DTXCID9026924
    • CHEBI:31362
    • RefChem:918098
    • 236-243-6
    • (4-methoxy-4-oxobutyl)-trimethylazanium;chloride
    • (3-Carboxypropyl)trimethylammonium chloride, methyl ester
    • 1-Butanaminium, 4-methoxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-4-oxo-, chloride (1:1)
    • Carpronium chloride [INN:JAN]
    • Carpronii chloridum [INN-Latin]
    • NCGC00181355-01
    • Cloruro de carpronio [INN-Spanish]
    • EINECS 236-243-6
    • Chlorure de carpronium [INN-French]
    • UNII-1R01BKB74A
    • Arovics
    • carpronium chlorid
    • Actinamin (TN)
    • AMMONIUM, (3-CARBOXYPROPYL)TRIMETHYL-, CHLORIDE, METHYL ESTER
    • 1-Butanaminium, 4-methoxy-N,N,N,-trimethyl-4-oxo-, chloride
    • (4-methoxy-4-oxobutyl)-trimethylazanium chloride
    • SCHEMBL36814
    • Carpronium chloride (JAN/INN)
    • CARPRONIUM CHLORIDE [MI]
    • CHEMBL2105982
    • CARPRONIUM CHLORIDE [INN]
    • CARPRONIUM CHLORIDE [JAN]
    • RZMKWKZIJJNSLQ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
    • Tox21_112813
    • CARPRONIUM CHLORIDE [WHO-DD]
    • AKOS006272015
    • CAS-13254-33-6
    • NS00013436
    • NS00100395
    • D01175
    • H55878
    • Q5045940
    • 13254-33-6

  • Applications

    Carpronium chloride (CAS 13254-33-6) is a quaternary ammonium salt that is commonly used as a cationic surfactant and conditioning agent in cosmetics and personal care formulations (e.g., hair care products). It can also serve as an intermediate in organic synthesis for specialty chemicals. In polymers/plastics, it may function as a processing aid or surface-active additive to improve wetting and dispersion. In coatings and inks, it helps with wetting, leveling, and pigment dispersion. In cleaning and household products, it acts as a surfactant to enhance cleaning performance. In industrial manufacturing, it is occasionally evaluated as a surface-modifying additive or stabilizer in select formulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 2854.97
    methanol 4251.55
    isopropanol 1272.97
    water 496.38
    ethyl acetate 931.4
    n-propanol 1626.36
    acetone 800.18
    n-butanol 1159.85
    acetonitrile 843.59
    DMF 1752.78
    toluene 185.87
    isobutanol 875.88
    1,4-dioxane 1254.27
    methyl acetate 1133.53
    THF 1225.88
    2-butanone 658.12
    n-pentanol 396.44
    sec-butanol 958.0
    n-hexane 23.53
    ethylene glycol 1514.52
    NMP 1892.58
    cyclohexane 63.01
    DMSO 690.66
    n-butyl acetate 347.7
    n-octanol 159.17
    chloroform 2276.86
    n-propyl acetate 324.78
    acetic acid 6838.59
    dichloromethane 1652.24
    cyclohexanone 894.29
    propylene glycol 1331.18
    isopropyl acetate 400.02
    DMAc 1577.21
    2-ethoxyethanol 1149.71
    isopentanol 581.67
    n-heptane 18.01
    ethyl formate 1118.37
    1,2-dichloroethane 752.45
    n-hexanol 411.13
    2-methoxyethanol 3308.34
    isobutyl acetate 191.24
    tetrachloromethane 512.18
    n-pentyl acetate 216.18
    transcutol 1604.45
    n-heptanol 210.94
    ethylbenzene 74.72
    MIBK 189.28
    2-propoxyethanol 1070.74
    tert-butanol 958.08
    MTBE 447.08
    2-butoxyethanol 621.09
    propionic acid 2224.04
    o-xylene 147.9
    formic acid 5906.42
    diethyl ether 495.07
    m-xylene 132.8
    p-xylene 118.87
    chlorobenzene 337.07
    dimethyl carbonate 403.25
    n-octane 7.1
    formamide 4489.72
    cyclopentanone 936.57
    2-pentanone 389.03
    anisole 255.9
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 559.33
    gamma-butyrolactone 1583.03
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1322.51
    pyridine 980.33
    3-pentanone 352.04
    furfural 1858.87
    n-dodecane 5.51
    diethylene glycol 1210.97
    diisopropyl ether 84.51
    tert-amyl alcohol 863.31
    acetylacetone 522.06
    n-hexadecane 6.11
    acetophenone 290.2
    methyl propionate 761.16
    isopentyl acetate 300.04
    trichloroethylene 2099.28
    n-nonanol 138.22
    cyclohexanol 856.84
    benzyl alcohol 362.07
    2-ethylhexanol 188.08
    isooctanol 144.09
    dipropyl ether 145.07
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 334.12
    ethyl lactate 292.03
    propylene carbonate 1045.86
    n-methylformamide 2193.96
    2-pentanol 464.19
    n-pentane 39.93
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 512.74
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 421.8
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 344.41
    mesitylene 67.24
    ε-caprolactone 1067.38
    p-cymene 67.18
    epichlorohydrin 1601.41
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 983.28
    2-aminoethanol 2317.43
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1899.92
    sulfolane 1134.48
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 27.42
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1032.96
    n-hexyl acetate 308.35
    isooctane 11.33
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 536.28
    sec-butyl acetate 224.86
    tert-butyl acetate 365.25
    decalin 22.05
    glycerin 1885.29
    diglyme 983.02
    acrylic acid 2247.87
    isopropyl myristate 76.52
    n-butyric acid 2127.45
    acetyl acetate 763.62
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 136.42
    ethyl propionate 306.26
    nitromethane 4329.12
    1,2-diethoxyethane 267.59
    benzonitrile 337.79
    trioctyl phosphate 83.81
    1-bromopropane 333.03
    gamma-valerolactone 1885.08
    n-decanol 86.67
    triethyl phosphate 154.37
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 178.82
    propionitrile 560.78
    vinylene carbonate 1050.47
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2781.94
    DMS 349.63
    cumene 59.37
    2-octanol 102.8
    2-hexanone 206.41
    octyl acetate 130.21
    limonene 106.67
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 891.11
    ethyl orthosilicate 154.33
    tributyl phosphate 110.85
    diacetone alcohol 522.64
    N,N-dimethylaniline 163.89
    acrylonitrile 803.36
    aniline 583.11
    1,3-propanediol 2405.87
    bromobenzene 246.23
    dibromomethane 852.9
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1586.78
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 224.1
    tetrabutyl urea 126.14
    diisobutyl methanol 76.05
    2-phenylethanol 335.99
    styrene 94.89
    dioctyl adipate 150.81
    dimethyl sulfate 575.58
    ethyl butyrate 256.99
    methyl lactate 631.73
    butyl lactate 259.42
    diethyl carbonate 200.44
    propanediol butyl ether 485.38
    triethyl orthoformate 208.28
    p-tert-butyltoluene 67.99
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 279.4
    morpholine 2006.81
    tert-butylamine 487.85
    n-dodecanol 57.32
    dimethoxymethane 753.99
    ethylene carbonate 778.34
    cyrene 396.63
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 370.67
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 236.08
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 521.38
    4-methylpyridine 787.36
    dibutyl ether 94.42
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 76.05
    DEF 823.5
    dimethyl isosorbide 486.57
    tetrachloroethylene 1411.99
    eugenol 302.87
    triacetin 408.78
    span 80 329.18
    1,4-butanediol 573.27
    1,1-dichloroethane 916.31
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 283.75
    methyl formate 1591.93
    2-methyl-1-butanol 695.41
    n-decane 10.41
    butyronitrile 513.91
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 126.5
    1-chlorooctane 61.84
    1-chlorotetradecane 19.35
    n-nonane 9.7
    undecane 7.24
    tert-butylcyclohexane 22.41
    cyclooctane 17.4
    cyclopentanol 1021.79
    tetrahydropyran 874.04
    tert-amyl methyl ether 384.92
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 548.93
    1-hexene 89.67
    2-isopropoxyethanol 540.82
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 3144.16
    methyl butyrate 435.08

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
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Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction