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Compound Groups

Compound groups are groups of chemicals that share structural or chemical features. In most cases, hazard lists will assign hazards to individual substances. Compound groups are useful because in some cases, lists will instead identify a group of structurally similar compounds (such as lead compounds) as all having the same hazard. The Pharos staff is in the process of establishing and populating compound groups, and associating warnings from the hazard lists with them. The table below indicates how each compound group is populated, and what is the status of its population.
Compound Groups
COMPOUND GROUP NAME POPULATION STATUS DATE POPULATED DESCRIPTION PROFILE TYPE # MEMBERS # HAZARDS
Radioiodines, including iodine-131 incomplete

This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition.

0 6
Radionuclides incomplete

This group has not been assigned a structural definition yet.

3 5
Radionuclides, alpha-particle-emitting, internally deposited incomplete

This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition.

0 6
Radionuclides, beta-particle-emitting, internally deposited incomplete

This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition.

0 6
Reaction products of 1,3,4-thiadiazolidine-2,5-dithione, formaldehyde and 4-heptylphenol, branched and linear (RP-HP) complete 02/27/23

with ≥0.1% w/w 4-heptylphenol, branched and linear (4-HPbl)

ECHA chemical group parent

2 5
Refractory Ceramic Fibres, Special Purpose Fibres, with the exception of those specified elsewhere in Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, [with alkaline oxide and alkali earth oxide content less or equal to 18 % by weight] incomplete

This compound group is populated by taking the more general compound group and subtracting the chemicals found in the relevent Annex.

3 11
Residual (heavy) fuel oils incomplete

This group has not been assigned a structural definition yet.

0 4
retinol/retinyl esters, when in daily dosages in excess of 10,000 iu, or 3,000 retinol equivalents incomplete

This group has not been assigned a structural definition yet.

0 4
salts of bromoxynil with the exception of those specified elsewhere in Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 incomplete

This compound group is populated by taking the more general compound group and subtracting the chemicals found in the relevent Annex.

0 9
salts of glyphosate, with the exception of those specified elsewhere in Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 incomplete

This compound group is populated by taking the more general compound group and subtracting the chemicals found in the relevent Annex.

0 1
salts of ioxynil with the exception of those specified elsewhere in Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 incomplete

This compound group is populated by taking the more general compound group and subtracting the chemicals found in the relevent Annex.

2 10
salts of oxalic acid with the exception of those specified elsewhere in Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 incomplete

This compound group is populated by taking the more general compound group and subtracting the chemicals found in the relevent Annex.

1 2
salts of thiocyanic acid, with the exception of those specified elsewhere in Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 incomplete

This compound group is populated by taking the more general compound group and subtracting the chemicals found in the relevent Annex.

0 4
selenium compounds with the exception of cadmium sulphoselenide and those specified elsewhere in Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 incomplete

This compound group is populated by taking the more general compound group and subtracting the chemicals found in the relevent Annex.

3190 15
Silver Compounds 1 1
Sodium perborate, perboric acid, sodium salt incomplete 8 6
Soots, tars, and mineral oils (untreated and mildly treated oils and used engine oils) incomplete

This group has not been assigned a structural definition yet.

0 7
Sulfur containing perfluorocarbons with no unsaturations and with sulfur bonds only to carbon and fluorine incomplete

This group hasn't been assigned a structural definition yet.

0 14
sunscreens 9 0
Synthetic mineral fiber (except for RCF) 2 4
Tellurium compounds incomplete

This compound group has not yet been populated. 

1 2
Tetrabutyltin compounds in progress

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[CH3][CH2][CH2][CH2][Sn]([CH2][CH2][CH2][CH3])([CH2][CH2][CH2][CH3])[CH2][CH2][CH2][CH3]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

2 17
tetrachloroplatinates with the exception of those specified elsewhere in Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 incomplete

This compound group is populated by taking the more general compound group and subtracting the chemicals found in the relevent Annex.

0 7
Tetraoctyltin compounds complete

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[CH3][CH2][CH2][CH2][CH2][CH2][CH2][CH2][Sn]([CH2][CH2][CH2][CH2][CH2][CH2][CH2][CH3])([CH2][CH2][CH2][CH2][CH2][CH2][CH2][CH3])[CH2][CH2][CH2][CH2][CH2][CH2][CH2][CH3]', then subtracting compounds with 2+ octyl ligands. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

0 15
thallium compounds, with the exception of those specified elsewhere in Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 incomplete

This compound group is populated by taking the more general compound group and subtracting the chemicals found in the relevent Annex.

6 7
Thioglycolic acid and its salts

CASRN taken from https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/chem_background/exsumpdf/sodiumthioglycolate_508.pdf

4 1
thioglycolic acid esters

CASRN taken from https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/chem_background/exsumpdf/sodiumthioglycolate_508.pdf

1 0
Toxins derived from Fusarium moniliforme (Fusarium verticillioides) incomplete

This group has not been assigned a structural definition yet.

0 3
trialkylamines, trialkanolamines and their salts 6 0
triethyltin compounds, with the exception of those specified elsewhere in Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 incomplete

This compound group is populated by taking the more general compound group and subtracting the chemicals found in the relevent Annex.

0 19
trioctyltin compounds, with the exception of those specified elsewhere in this Annex incomplete

This compound group is populated by taking the more general compound group and subtracting the chemicals found in the relevent Annex.

119 48
tris(branched and linear 4-nonylphenyl) phosphite [with ≥ 0.1% w/w of branched and linear 4-nonylphenol] complete 02/27/23

ECHA chemical group parent

9 6
Vanadium and compounds, unless water solubility < 4 g Vanadium/l complete 6 1
Vanadium Compounds 254 1
water soluble zinc salts 7 0
Zirconia Aluminosilicate Refractory Ceramic Fibres

Zirconia Aluminosilicate Refractory Ceramic Fibres are fibres covered by index number 650-017-00-8 in Annex VI, part 3, table 3.1 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, and fulfil the three following conditions:  a) oxides of aluminium, silicon and zirconium are the main components  present (in the fibres) within variable concentration ranges  b) fibres have a length weighted geometric mean diameter less two standard geometric errors of 6 or less micrometres (µm). c) alkaline oxide and alkali earth oxide (Na2O+K2O+CaO+MgO+BaO) content less or equal to 18% by weight.

ECHA chemical group parent

2 19
Zirconium Compounds in progress

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Zr]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

11 3
ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS in progress

This compound group is populated from some of the aluminum compounds in Pharos. The AOEC listing is applied to the specific chemicals listed in their database rather than the entire group.

element 104 5
Antimony Compounds complete 06/06/18

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Sb]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

element 978 22
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS in progress This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[As]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system. element 2342 36
BARIUM COMPOUNDS in progress This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Ba]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system. element 73 6
BERYLLIUM COMPOUNDS in progress

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Be]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

This definition is based on the scope of the IARC listing, most recently in monograph 100C: "Synonyms and molecular formulae for beryllium, beryllium–aluminium and beryllium– copper alloys, and certain beryllium compounds are presented in Table 1.1. The list is not exhaustive, nor does it comprise necessarily the most commercially important beryllium-containing substances; rather, it indicates the range of beryllium compounds available."

http://publications.iarc.fr/120

element 140 17
BORON COMPOUNDS incomplete This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[B]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system. element 247 4
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS in progress This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Cd]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system. element 499 48
Cerium Compounds complete 07/31/18

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Ce]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

element 349 1
CHROMIUM (III) COMPOUNDS complete 11/17/17 This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Cr+3]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system. element 383 8
Chromium Compounds incomplete

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Cr]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

element 535 4
COBALT COMPOUNDS complete

This compound group is defined by the SMILES/SMARTS string "[Co]" and populated from a substructure search of PubChem.. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

element 1657 23
Copper compounds incomplete

This compound group is populated with copper metal, and a limited number of copper salts and alloys.

element 7 5
Germanium Compounds complete 08/09/18

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Ge]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

element 1206 1
Gold salts complete 04/01/21

This compound group was populated using a substructure search of PubChem using the SMILES string [Au].

element 495 1
Hafnium compounds in progress This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Hf]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system. element 1 0
LEAD COMPOUNDS in progress This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Pb]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system. element 1143 49
Manganese Compounds complete 08/09/18

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Mn]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

element 614 5
MERCURY COMPOUNDS in progress This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Hg]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system. element 1482 43
Molybdenum Compounds complete 08/09/18

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Mo]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

element 391 4
NICKEL COMPOUNDS in progress This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Ni]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system. element 1131 27
ORGANOTIN COMPOUNDS in progress This compound group is defined by the SMILES string 'C[Sn]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system. element 918 13
SELENIUM COMPOUNDS complete 08/15/16 This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Se]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system. element 3204 10
Strontium compounds incomplete

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Sr]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

element 0 3
Thallium Compounds complete 07/30/18

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Tl]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

element 216 3
Tin Compounds incomplete

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Sn]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

element 923 3
Uranium compounds in progress This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[U]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system. element 6 2
ZINC COMPOUNDS in progress

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[Zn]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

element 124 9
(3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-tridecafluorooctyl)silanetriol and any of its mono-, di- or tri-O-(alkyl) derivatives incomplete

This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition.

structure 0 3
(R)-1-(2-Piperidyl)acetone incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
1-Methoxy-2,4-diaminobenzene and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
1-Octanesulfonamide, heptadecafluorinated compounds and salts incomplete

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string 'C(C(C(C(C(F)(F)S(=O)(=O)N)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(C(C(C(F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F)(F)F'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

structure 13 0
11-α-Hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione and its esters incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
2-(4-Allyl-2-methoxyphenoxy)-N,N-diethylacetamide and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
2-Methylheptylamine and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
2-naphthylamine salts complete

This compound group is defined by a substructure search of PubChem the SMILES/SMARTS string "[CH1]2=[CH1][CH1]=C1[CH1]=C([CH1]=[CH1]C1=[CH1]2)[ND1]". The setting "Remove any explicit hydrogens before searching" was deselected from the substructure search. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

 

structure 8 10
2,4-Diaminophenylethanol and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
2,4,5-T salts and esters incomplete

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string 'C1=C(C(=CC(=C1Cl)Cl)Cl)OCC(=O)O'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

structure 5 7
2,7-Naphthalenedisulfonic acids (and salts of) incomplete

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string 'C1=CC(=CC2=C1C=CC(=C2)S(=O)(=O)O)S(=O)(=O)O'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

structure 601 0
4-Ethoxy-m-phenylenediamine and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
4-Methoxy-m-phenylenediamine and its sulfate salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
4-Methyl-m-phenylenediamine and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
4,4'-Methylenedianiline, 4,4'-Diaminodiphenylmethane (MDA) incomplete

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string 'C1=CC(=CC=C1CC2=CC=C(C=C2)N)N'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

structure 3 0
Acetylcholine and its salts, (2-Acetoxyethyl)trimethylammonium hydroxide incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
ACRYLATES complete 08/14/19

This compound group is defined by the SMILES/SMARTS string 'OC(=O)[CD2]=[CD1]' and limited to compounds with a molecular weight < 200 Da. The molecular weight cutoff is arbitrary, but is intended to capture the bulk of the compounds with potential to be used commercially / as monomers without including an overwhelming number of compounds. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

structure 435 3
alkali salts and alkali earth salts of thiocyanic acid incomplete

This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition.

structure 1 0
Alkylpyrrolidones incomplete

This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition.

structure 7 0
Alloclamide and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
Aluminium zirconium chloride hydroxide glycine complexes incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
Amitriptyline and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
Amylocaine and its salts incomplete

This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition.

structure 1 1
Antimony Compounds, Organic complete 06/06/18

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string 'C[Sb]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

structure 239 22
Apomorphine and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
Arsenic Acid Salts complete 08/15/16

This compound group is defined by the SMILES/SMARTS string "[OD1][As](=[OD1])([OD1])[OD1]" and populated from a substructure search of PubChem.. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

structure 154 46
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS, ORGANIC complete 08/15/16 This compound group is defined by the SMILES string 'C[As]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system. structure 1615 36
Azacyclonol and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
Bendroflumethiazide and its derivatives incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
Benzatropine and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
BENZIDINE SALTS in progress

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[CH]1=[CH][C](=[CH][CH]=C1C2=[CH][CH]=[C]([CH]=[CH]2)[ND1])[ND1]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

structure 39 12
Betoxycaine and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
Biphenamine and its salts, 2-Diethylaminoethyl 3-hydroxy-4-phenylbenzoate incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
Brominated Organic Compounds incomplete This compound group is defined by the SMILES string 'C[Br]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system. structure 967 6
Bromoxynil salts incomplete

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string 'C1=C(C=C(C(=C1Br)O)Br)C#N'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

structure 1 0
Brompheniramine and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1