| Compound Name |
C10-13 chloro alkanes |
| Stockholm Annex code | I, IV |
| Key |
Annex I to the regulation are subject to prohibition (with specific exemptions) on manufacturing, placing on the market and use; Annex II to the regulation are subject to restriction on manufacturing, placing on the market and use; Annex III to the regulation are subject to release reduction provisions; and Annex IV to the regulation are subject to waste management provisions. Note that for some substances listed in Annex I, specific exemptions on the prohibition of their use, manufacturing and placing on the market may apply. |
| Classification |
Intentional production |
| Category |
Listed under Annex A (decision SC-8/11) |
| Year of Listing Decision |
2017 |
| Persistence |
N/A |
| Specific exemptions associated with its use |
Production: As allowed for the parties listed in the Register |
| Acceptable purposes associated with its use |
Use: Additives in transmission belts, rubber conveyor belts, leather, lubricant, additives, tubes for outdoor decoration, bulbs, paints, adhesives, metal, processing, plasticizers |
| Conventions on POPs |
Stockholm Convention Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Rotterdam Convention Basel Convention |
| Name |
C10-13 chloro alkanes |
| Synonyms |
Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) Alkanes, C10-13, chloro Chlorinated paraffins, C10-13 C10-13 chloroalkanes Chloroalkanes, C10-13 Chloroparaffin C10-C13 Chlorinated paraffins |
| Structure |
Molecular Formula:
This substance has not been registered under the REACH Regulation
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| CAS Number | 85535-84-8 |
| European Community (EC) Number | 287-476-5 |
| European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) | 287-476-5 |
| PubChem ID | 340514212 |
| DSSTOX Substance ID | DTXSID40105260 |
| KEGG | N/A |
| ChemSpider |
N/A |
| Similarity threshold | Name of Related Compound | DSSTox Substance ID | CAS Number | Molecular weight | Molecular formula |
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| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A g/mol | N/A |
| Description | Reference | Article Link |
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| Chlorinated paraffins (CPs) are a complex mixture of polychlorinated n-alkanes, having carbon chain lengths ranging from 10 to 38 and a chlorine content ranging from about 30–70% (by weight). They are classified according to their carbon chain length into short-chain CPs (SCCPs, C10–C13), medium-chain CPs (MCCPs, C14–C17) and long chain CPs (LCCPs, C>17). There are over 2,000 commercial products containing complex mixtures of CPs. CPs were introduced in the 1930s, and are still in use nowadays for a wide range of industrial applications worldwide, such as plasticizers and flame retardants. Another major market for CPs is extreme-pressure additives in metal-working fluids to lower the heat and allow faster metal working. Smaller applications for CPs include flame-retardant additives in rubber, paints, adhesives and sealants. In 2003, the production was estimated to be 300 kt per year worldwide. CPs are aliphatic compounds that differ in physical–chemical characteristics from other widely studied aromatic hydrocarbons such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), brominated flame retardants and dioxins. Unlike the aromatic hydrocarbons for which important receptor-based mechanisms of toxicity have been elucidated, CP toxicity studies have been carried out mainly with complex technical mixtures and little is known of their toxic mechanisms. In addition, these technical mixtures are likely to contain impurities, making the underlying congener-specific mechanism of CPs difficult to decipher. | Ali and Legler., 2010. Overview of the Mammalian and Environmental Toxicity of Chlorinated Paraffins | Link |
| Chlorinated paraffins (CPs), as technical mixtures of polychlorinated alkanes (PCAs), are ubiquitous in the environment. CPs tend to behave in a similar way to persistent organic pollutants (POPs), leading several countries to impose regulations on the use of CPs. Chlorinated paraffins (CPs), as technical mixtures of polychlorinated alkanes (PCAs), have been produced since the 1930s for use as additives in lubricants and cutting fluids as well as flame retardants in plastics and sealants. CPs have been detected in most environmental compartments, including air, seawater, freshwater sediments, aquatic biota, terrestrial biota, marine mammals and human tissues. | Bayen et al., 2006. Chlorinated paraffins: A review of analysis and environmental occurrence | Link |
| CCPs are found world-wide in the environment, wildlife and humans. They are bioaccumulative in wildlife and humans, are persistent and transported globally in the environment, and toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations. Based on these factors, as well as the availability of viable substitutes for certain uses of SCCPs, EPA intends to initiate action to address the manufacturing, processing, distribution in commerce, and use of SCCPs. | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA: Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs)] accessed 09 October 2020 | Link |