Official EU label nameGlossary entry 23836

QUATERNIUM-15

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

Global evidence snapshot

The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 8 of 13 indexed market datasets: 12 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

8 markets with evidence
Markets checked
13
Markets with evidence
8
Evidence gaps
5
Resolved identifiers
4

A missing local match is not permission, approval or proof of safety. It means no strong identity match was resolved in that indexed dataset.

Resolved substance identity

CAS:4080-31-351229-78-8
EC:223-805-0426-020-3
Ingredient index records:
QUATERNIUM-15
Cosmetic functions: ANTIMICROBIAL, PRESERVATIVE

Methenamine 3-chloroallylochloride

11 matched or reported names
QUATERNIUM-15Cis-1-(3-chloroallyl)-3,5,7- triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride (cis-CTAC)Cis-1-(3-chlorallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride (cis-CTAC), quaternium-15cis-1-(3-Chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride (cis-CTAC; cis-methenamine 3-chloroallylochloride)cis/trans-1-(3-Chlorallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride (cis/trans-CTAC; methenamine 3-chloroallylochloride; quaternium-15)Cis-1-(3-chloroallyl)-3,5,7- triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chlorideCis-1-(3-chlorallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride季铵盐-15 — quaternium-15(CAS No. 51229-78-8)쿼터늄-15(메텐아민 3-클로로알릴클로라이드)cloreto de cis-1-(3-cloralil)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaada mantano (cis-CTAC) (quaternium-15)Cis-1-(3-chlorallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride (cis-CTAC), quaternium-15 (CAS No. 51229-78-8)

Regulatory evidence in all 13 markets

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MarketResultRecordsDatasetMeaning / next action
European Union
EU
No local match0
Complete annex dataset
Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 consolidated to 1 May 2026
No annex match only means that these five annexes did not return a match; CosIng identity data and other EU obligations still need review.
Great Britain
GB
Prohibited2Open record 1Open record 2
Complete consolidated annex dataset
GB retained Regulation 1223/2009 schedules, effective 15 August 2026
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Canada
CA
No local match0
Complete Hotlist snapshot
Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, 13 August 2025
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New Zealand
NZ
Prohibited2Open record 1Open record 2
Complete schedules dataset
Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026
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ASEAN
ASEAN
Prohibited2Open record 1Open record 2
Complete regional annex dataset
ASEAN Cosmetic Directive annexes 2026-1, 22 June 2026
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China
CN
Prohibited1Open record 1
Complete prohibited catalogues plus official-source workflow
NMPA 2021 banned catalogues plus dynamic IECIC List I/List II system current since 2025
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Japan
JP
No local match0
Complete Standards appendices dataset
MHLW Standards for Cosmetics official English source and Japanese amendments checked for the imported snapshot
The Japanese text and subsequent notices are canonical; no local match is not a product-compliance conclusion.
South Korea
KR
Restricted1Open record 1
Complete current appendix dataset
MFDS Notice 2026-19, effective 18 March 2026
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United States
US
No local match0
Complete enumerated federal ingredient rules
eCFR Title 21 issue date 27 August 2026
FDA has no general approved-cosmetic-ingredient catalogue; absence from these sections is not approval or proof of safety.
Australia
AU
No local match0
Complete cosmetic-relevant Poisons Standard subset plus official workflow
Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2026) Instrument 2026
An AICIS Inventory match is not cosmetic approval; no Inventory match can indicate a new, exempted, reported or confidential introduction.
Brazil
BR
Prohibited1Open record 1
Complete prohibited dataset plus current restricted-list workflow
ANVISA RDC 1.029/2026 and RDC 1.030/2026, published 15 June 2026
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India
IN
Prohibited1Open record 1
Complete current Part 2 dataset plus official workflow for Parts 1, 3 and 4
Cosmetics Rules 2020 plus current BIS IS 4707 parts (1:2020, 2:2025, 3:2025, 4:2022)
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Saudi Arabia
SA
Prohibited2Open record 1Open record 2
Complete official list index
SFDA live prohibited/restricted lists, snapshot 30 August 2026
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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 4080-31-3
CAS 4080-31-3PubChem CID 20011

Quaternium 15

IUPAC name
1-(3-chloroprop-2-enyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane chloride
Molecular formula
C9H16Cl2N4
Molecular weight
251.15 g/mol
Exact mass
250.0752019 Da
Topological polar surface area
9.7 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
4
Covalent units
2
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

Quaternium-15CHEBI:59607Dowicil 100N-(3-Chloroallyl)hexaminium chlorideDowicide Q1-(3-Chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chlorideCinartc 200Dowco 184
16 more reported names
E40U03LEM0NSC-1729711-(3-chloroallyl)-hexaminium chlorideRefChem:9304403,5,7-Triaza-1-azoniaadamantane, 1-(3-chloroallyl)-, chloride1-(3-chloroprop-2-en-1-yl)-1,3,5,7-tetraazatricyclo(3.3.1.1^(3,7))decan-1-ium chloride1-(3-chloroprop-2-en-1-yl)-1,3,5,7-tetraazatricyclo(3.3.1.13,7)decan-1-ium chloride223-805-0CTACHexamethylenetetramine chloroallyl chloride1-(CIS-3-CHLOROALLYL)-3,5,7-TRIAZA-1-AZONIA-ADAMANTANE CHLORIDE1-?(3-?Chloroallyl)?-?1,?3,?5,?7-?tetraazaadamantan-?1-?ium ChlorideUKHVLWKBNNSRRR-UHFFFAOYSA-MEpitope ID:1318021-(3-chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane;chloride1-(3-Chloroprop-2-en-1-yl)-1,3,5,7-tetraazatricyclo[3.3.1.1~3,7~]decan-1-ium chloride
External database identifiers

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 51229-78-8
CAS 51229-78-8PubChem CID 6435993

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

IUPAC name
1-[(Z)-3-chloroprop-2-enyl]-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane chloride
Molecular formula
C9H16Cl2N4
Molecular weight
251.15 g/mol
Exact mass
250.0752019 Da
Topological polar surface area
9.7 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
4
Covalent units
2
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

Chloroallyl methenamine chlorideQuaternium-15 cis-formUNII-LIT014L4RHLIT014L4RHCOSEPT 200EC 426-020-3QUATERNIUM-15 CIS-FORM [II]QUATERNIUM-15 CIS-FORM [MI]
16 more reported names
1-(3-CHLOROALLYL)-3,5,7-TRIAZA-1-AZONIAADAMANTANE CHLORIDE, CIS-QUATERNIUM-15 CIS-FORM (II)3,5,7-TRIAZA-1-AZONIATRICYCLO(3.3.1.13,7)DECANE, 1-((2Z)-3-CHLORO-2-PROPEN-1-YL)-, CHLORIDE (1:1)RefChem:126386426-020-3Dowicil 2001-((Z)-3-Chloroallyl)-1,3,5,7-tetraazaadamantan-1-ium chloridecis-N-(3-Chloroallyl) hexaminium chlorideHexamethylenetetramine cis-chloroallyl chlorideC9H16Cl2N41-(cis-3-Chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloridecis-1-(3-Chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantantane Chloride1-(3-Chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride, cis form3,5,7-Triaza-1-azoniatricyclo(3.3.1.13,7)decane, 1-((2Z)-3-chloro-2-propenyl)-, chloride3,5,7-Triaza-1-azoniatricyclo(3.3.1.13,7)decane, 1-(3-chloro-2-propenyl)-, chloride, (Z)-1-[(2Z)-3-CHLOROPROP-2-EN-1-YL]-1,3,5,7-TETRAAZATRICYCLO[3.3.1.1(3),?]DECAN-1-IUM CHLORIDE
External database identifiers

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

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