Chloramine T and related compounds
Canada Hotlist: Chloramine T and related compounds
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Regulatory decision and full conditions
- Status
- Prohibited
- Legal role
- Official guidance
- Regulatory summary
- Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
- Conditions and restrictions
- Synonyms or related compounds: Chloramine T trihydrate; N-Chloro-p-toluenesulfonamide
Substance identity
- Official source name
- Chloramine T and related compounds
- CAS
- 127-65-1; 7080-50-4; 144-86-5
- EC
- 204-854-7
- Identity mapping
- cas_number
- Linked ingredient
- CHLORAMINE T
Linked CosIng identity data
Names and aliases
CosIng description: Benzenesulfonamide, N-chloro-4-methyl-, sodium salt
EU inventory restriction note: III/5
Recorded cosmetic function: ANTIMICROBIAL
Function pages:ANTIMICROBIAL
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Exact linked records currently present in this site. An absent market means no imported exact match, not permission to use the substance.
European Union
1 linked record · 1 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordGreat Britain
1 linked record · 1 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordCanada
Current record1 linked record · 1 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordNew Zealand
1 linked record · 1 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordASEAN
1 linked record · 1 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordJapan
1 linked record · 1 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordSouth Korea
1 linked record · 1 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordIndia
1 linked record · 1 with specific conditions
Open supporting recordSaudi Arabia
1 linked record
Open supporting recordVerified chemistry for CAS 127-65-1
Chloramine-T
Chloramine T is an organic sodium salt derivative of toluene-4-sulfonamide with a chloro substituent in place of an amino hydrogen. It has a role as a disinfectant, an allergen and an antifouling biocide. It contains a chloro(p-tolylsulfonyl)azanide. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- sodium chloro-(4-methylphenyl)sulfonylazanide
- Molecular formula
- C7H7ClNNaO2S
- Molecular weight
- 227.64 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 226.9783716 Da
- Monoisotopic mass
- 226.9783716 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 43.5 Ų
- Molecular complexity
- 231.0
- Formal charge
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Rotatable bonds
- 1
- Heavy atoms
- 13
- Covalent units
- 2
Names and synonyms reported to PubChem
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:53767
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1697734
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID6040321
Advanced structure statistics
- Defined atom stereocentres
- 0
- Undefined atom stereocentres
- 0
- Defined bond stereocentres
- 0
- Undefined bond stereocentres
- 0
- 3D conformers
- 0
Machine-readable structure identifiers
- SMILES
CC1=CC=C(C=C1)S(=O)(=O)[N-]Cl.[Na+]- InChI
InChI=1S/C7H7ClNO2S.Na/c1-6-2-4-7(5-3-6)12(10,11)9-8;/h2-5H,1H3;/q-1;+1- InChIKey
VDQQXEISLMTGAB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Evidence from additional scientific databases
NIH PubChem PUG-View
Attributed physical-property, hazard, environmental and use annotations.
- Color/Form: White or slightly yellow crystals or crystalline powder Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Density: Density (trihydrate): 1.4 g/cm³ Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
- Flash Point: 192 °C c.c. (trihydrate) Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
- LogP: log Kow = 0.84 /Estimated/ Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- LogP: 0.84 (estimated) Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
- Melting Point: 170-177 °C decomposes Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Odor: Slight odor of chlorine Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Physical Description: CBI Source: EPA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR)
- Physical Description: White or slightly yellow crystals or crystalline powder; [HSDB] Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
- Physical Description: WHITE SOLID IN VARIOUS FORMS WITH CHARACTERISTIC ODOUR. Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
- Solubility: Insoluble in benzene, chloroform, and ether; decomposed by alcohol Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Solubility: Soluble in water. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Solubility: Solubility in water, g/100ml at 25 °C: (good, trihydrate) Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
- Exposure Routes: The substance can be absorbed into the body by inhalation of its aerosol and by ingestion. Source: ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
- Signal: Danger Source: Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
- GHS Hazard Statements: H302: Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]; H314: Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]; H334: May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled [Danger Sensitization, respiratory] Source: Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
- Precautionary Statement Codes: P233, P260, P264, P270, P271, P280, P284, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P321, P330, P342+P316, P363, P403, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement) Source: Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
- Signal: Danger Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- GHS Hazard Statements: H302 (100%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]; H314 (100%): Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]; H317 (34.9%): May cause an allergic skin reaction [Warning Sensitization, Skin]; H318 (34.9%): Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]; H334 (100%): May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled [Danger Sensitization, respiratory] Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- Precautionary Statement Codes: P233, P260, P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P272, P280, P284, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P321, P330, P333+P317, P342+P316, P362+P364, P363, P403, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement) Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- ECHA C&L Notifications Summary: Aggregated GHS information provided per 298 reports by companies from 6 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.; Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- Signal: Danger Source: Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS), Safe Work Australia
- GHS Hazard Statements: H302: Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]; H314: Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]; H317: May cause an allergic skin reaction [Warning Sensitization, Skin]; H334: May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled [Danger Sensitization, respiratory] Source: Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS), Safe Work Australia
- Precautionary Statement Codes: P233, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P272, P280, P284, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P321, P330, P333+P317, P342+P316, P362+P364, P363, P403, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement) Source: Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS), Safe Work Australia
- Consumer Uses: Other Source: EPA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR)
- Industry Uses: Preservative Source: EPA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR)
- Sources/Uses: Occupational asthma reported in janitors, brewery workers, and chemical workers; [Malo] Allergic contact dermatitis in housekeeping workers; [Marks] Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
- Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: Using Disinfectants or Biocides [Category: Clean] Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
- Uses: For chloramine t (USEPA/OPP Pesticide Code: 076502) there are 0 labels match. /SRP: Not registered for current use in the U.S., but approved pesticide uses may change periodically and so federal, state and local authorities must be consulted for currently approved uses./ Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Uses: Detection of bromate and halogens; antibacterial; VET: antiseptic (topical). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Uses: Antiseptic /Trihydrate/ Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Uses: Chloramines are no longer employed for irrigation of wounds... but are used in the emergency sterilization of drinking water and for sanitization. /Chloramines/ Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Uses: Tosylchloramide sodium is an organic chlorine compound with an available chlorine content of 28-30% and is intended for use in fish farming for prevention and control of bacterial gill disease. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Mapped by: Existing checksum-valid CAS to unique PubChem CID match. Retrieved: 2026-08-31. Open source record
Scientific classifications and hazard annotations provide context and do not replace the market-specific regulatory decision shown above.
Additional source coverage and match status
| Source | Result | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| NIH PubChem PUG-View | Exact match | 2026-08-31 |
A recorded no-match is useful evidence that the source was checked; it is not a claim that the substance does not exist elsewhere.
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
Verified chemistry for CAS 144-86-5
Tosylchloramide
- IUPAC name
- N-chloro-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide
- Molecular formula
- C7H8ClNO2S
- Molecular weight
- 205.66 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 204.9964274 Da
- Monoisotopic mass
- 204.9964274 Da
- XLogP3
- 1.7
- Topological polar surface area
- 54.6 Ų
- Molecular complexity
- 226.0
- Formal charge
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Rotatable bonds
- 2
- Heavy atoms
- 12
- Covalent units
- 1
Names and synonyms reported to PubChem
10 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:53782
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1625750
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID9047627
- PubMed:23031732
- PubMed:23009577
- PubMed:22945873
- PubMed:22789034
- PubMed:22766258
- PubMed:22693612
- PubMed:22662267
- PubMed:22654610
- PubMed:22590646
- PubMed:22577570
- PubMed:22567567
- PubMed:22523458
Advanced structure statistics
- Defined atom stereocentres
- 0
- Undefined atom stereocentres
- 0
- Defined bond stereocentres
- 0
- Undefined bond stereocentres
- 0
- 3D pharmacophore features
- 4
- 3D rings
- 1
- 3D hydrophobes
- 0
- 3D acceptor features
- 2
- 3D donor features
- 1
- 3D anionic centres
- 0
- 3D cationic centres
- 0
- 3D conformers
- 2
- Effective 3D rotors
- 2.0
Machine-readable structure identifiers
- SMILES
CC1=CC=C(C=C1)S(=O)(=O)NCl- InChI
InChI=1S/C7H8ClNO2S/c1-6-2-4-7(5-3-6)12(10,11)9-8/h2-5,9H,1H3- InChIKey
NXTVQNIVUKXOIL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
Verified chemistry for CAS 7080-50-4
chloramine-T trihydrate
- IUPAC name
- sodium;chloro-(4-methylphenyl)sulfonylazanide;trihydrate
- Molecular formula
- C7H13ClNNaO5S
- Molecular weight
- 281.69 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 281.0100657 Da
- Monoisotopic mass
- 281.0100657 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 46.5 Ų
- Molecular complexity
- 231.0
- Formal charge
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 3
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 6
- Rotatable bonds
- 1
- Heavy atoms
- 16
- Covalent units
- 5
Names and synonyms reported to PubChem
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1591636
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID6040795
Advanced structure statistics
- Defined atom stereocentres
- 0
- Undefined atom stereocentres
- 0
- Defined bond stereocentres
- 0
- Undefined bond stereocentres
- 0
- 3D conformers
- 0
Machine-readable structure identifiers
- SMILES
CC1=CC=C(C=C1)S(=O)(=O)[N-]Cl.O.O.O.[Na+]- InChI
InChI=1S/C7H7ClNO2S.Na.3H2O/c1-6-2-4-7(5-3-6)12(10,11)9-8;;;;/h2-5H,1H3;;3*1H2/q-1;+1;;;- InChIKey
NZYOAGBNMCVQIV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
Official source and provenance
- Registered source
- Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist
- Source reference
- Hotlist prohibited entry 136
- Source record ID
prohibited:136- Source version
- Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13
- Source language
- English
- Translation status
- Original is English
- Source updated
- 2025-08-13
- Snapshot checked
- 2026-08-30 04:07 UTC
- Validation method
- strict HTML tables t1=490 and t2=90
- SHA-256
8b52ff573d08373ee90121f6a701b3607e4a3d6fc748a7d56171eb53510af91a
Registered dataset notes
- Dataset coverage
- Administrative prohibitions, restrictions, conditions and warning requirements
- Authority note
- Official Health Canada compliance indicator; not a complete safety clearance
How this record fits the market dataset
Status distribution
Condition text is present on 172 of 580 current records. An empty condition field is interpreted according to the record type above; it is never converted into an unrestricted-use claim.
Canada market context
Complete Hotlist snapshot
Coverage version: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, 13 August 2025
All prohibited and restricted Hotlist entries, including conditions and warning requirements published in the official list.
Verification checklist
- Search English/French names and CAS identifiers.
- Apply every restriction, concentration and label warning.
- Check Food and Drugs Act/Cosmetic Regulations requirements.
- Recheck the current Hotlist before notification or sale.
Official market sources
- Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient HotlistOfficial Health Canada compliance indicator; not a complete safety clearance
Verification workflow and record completeness
Before using this result in a compliance decision
- Confirm that “Chloramine T and related compounds” and every CAS/EC identifier refer to the material in your supplier specification.
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- Apply every restriction, concentration and label warning.
- Check Food and Drugs Act/Cosmetic Regulations requirements.
- Recheck the current Hotlist before notification or sale.
- Document the source version and recheck the regulator before manufacture, notification or market placement.
Fields available in this record
- Official substance nameAvailable
- CASAvailable
- ECAvailable
- Separate condition textAvailable
- Effective dateNot supplied
- Snapshot hash and methodAvailable
Questions this page answers
Stable citation
Chloramine T and related compounds. Hotlist prohibited entry 136. Canada. Source version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13. CosIng Checker regulatory record: https://cosingchecker.com/regulations/ca/records/136/
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Interpretation and limits for Canada
This official record identifies the substance as prohibited for cosmetic use in the stated market scope.
Do not rely on a formulation containing this identity until the cited source, effective date and exact substance match have been verified.
How to interpret the legal role
The authority uses this source as compliance guidance; the underlying legislation remains controlling.
Evidence on this page
- Recorded outcome: Prohibited
- Legal role: Official guidance
- Source version: Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13
What it does not prove
The Hotlist is an administrative compliance tool, not an exhaustive safety approval list.
Further authoritative substance research
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Research this identity at the sourceILO/WHO International Chemical Safety Cards
Hazards, symptoms, first aid, storage, incompatibilities and physical properties for covered chemicals
International occupational chemical-safety reference; not cosmetic-use approval
Research this identity at the sourceJapan NITE-CHRIP
Chemical identity, Japanese and foreign legal lists, GHS hazards and exposure-related information
Chemical-management evidence; cosmetic status remains governed by the applicable MHLW standard and market rules
Research this identity at the sourceNIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
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US occupational-health guidance and limits; not a cosmetic ingredient decision
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