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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
Chlorinated Organic Solvents - Apple RSS complete

This compound group is populated from Apple's Regulated Substances Specification

fixed list 20 1
Chlorinated Organic Solvents in Google's MRSL complete 02/12/21

This compound group was populated from the Google Manufacturing Restricted Substances Specification (v1.0) (TTD_3549)

fixed list 20 2
Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCP and MCCP) - Apple RSS complete

This compound group is populated from Apple's Regulated Substances Specification

fixed list 5 0
chloroanilines with the exception of those specified elsewhere in Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 complete

This compound group is composed of the 5 isomers not explicitly included in Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (CLP Regulation). Total number of isomers: monochloroanilines (3 isomers), dichloroanilines (6 isomers), trichloroanilines (6 isomers), tetrachloroanilines (3 isomers) and pentachloroaniline (1 isomer). 

  • 3,4-dichloroaniline
  • 3,5-dichloroaniline
  • 2,3,5-trichloroaniline
  • 2,3,6-trichloroaniline
  • 2,3,4,6-tetrachloroaniline

The following isomers are not included, because they are listed in the Annex as of 7/9/19:

fixed list 5 6
cobalt compounds that release cobalt ions in vivo complete 10/31/17

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

fixed list 15 0
Compounds Potentially Degrading to PFOS incomplete

List extracted from Annex 1 of 

Dossier prepared in support for a nomination of PFOS to the UN-ECE LRTAP Protocol and the Stockholm Convention

The dossier is prepared by the Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate (KemI) and the Swedish EPA, Sweden August 2004

fixed list 106 15
Cyclocyloxanes - Biomonitoring CA complete

This group is populated from the list at https://biomonitoring.ca.gov/chemicals

fixed list 4 1
Di- and triether of alkanediols and -triols (C3-C8, linear and branched) with epichlorohydrin (content of free epichlorohydrin < 20 ppm, not characterized as H351 or H350) complete 06/17/19 fixed list 16 0
Dicresyl phosphates - Biomonitoring CA incomplete

This group is populated from the list at https://biomonitoring.ca.gov/chemicals

fixed list 0 1
Diglycidyl ethers of p,p´-bisphenols - Biomonitoring CA incomplete

This group is populated from the list at https://biomonitoring.ca.gov/chemicals

fixed list 0 2
Diisocyanates (TRI Category) 03/09/21

This compound group was populated using a list of chemicals that are reportable under the MA Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA). See https://www.mass.gov/guides/massdep-toxics-use-reduction-program#-listed-chemicals- for more information.

fixed list 24 7
Dioxin and Dioxin-like Compounds (TRI Category) 03/09/21

This compound group was populated using a list of chemicals that are reportable under the MA Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA). See https://www.mass.gov/guides/massdep-toxics-use-reduction-program#-listed-chemicals- for more information.

fixed list 17 19
Endocrine Disruptors - Apple RSL complete

This compound group is populated from Apple's Regulated Substances Specification

fixed list 13 1
Endosulfan Isomers complete This compound group was populated from the Stockholm POPs Convention decision http://chm.pops.int/TheConvention/ThePOPs/TheNewPOPs/tabid/2511/Default.aspx fixed list 2 3
Halogenated Solvents complete 08/17/23

This compound group is populated by selecting halogenated solvents (excluding salts) from GSPI's Six Classes of Problematic Chemicals - Some Solvents List.

fixed list 973 5
Heterocyclic Amines (Selected, US NTP) incomplete

This list is populated from https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/pubhealth/roc/listings/h/heterocyclic/summary/index.html:

2-Amino-3,4-dimethylimidazo [4,5-f]quinoline (MeIQ) - CASRN 77094-11-2
2-Amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo [4,5-f]quinoxaline (MeIQx) - CASRN 77500-04-0
2-Amino-1-methyl-6- phenylimidazo [4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) - CASRN 105650-23-5

fixed list 3 0
Hexabromocyclodecane (TRI Category) 03/09/21

This compound group was populated using a list of chemicals that are reportable under the MA Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA). See https://www.mass.gov/guides/massdep-toxics-use-reduction-program#-listed-chemicals- for more information.

fixed list 4 2
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Google's MRSL complete 02/12/21

This compound group was populated from the Google Manufacturing Restricted Substances Specification (v1.0) (TTD_3549)

 

fixed list 19 1
Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and cyanide salts (CN salts) incomplete

This compound group is populated by the 5 CASRN listed in the US EPA IRIS review Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts (CASRN Various) at https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris/iris_documents/documents/subst/0060.htm. This IRIS document is reference 5 in the Prop 65 listing at https://oehha.ca.gov/media/downloads/proposition-65/chemicals/032213cnisormadl.pdf

fixed list 5 15
Iron Oxides (MAK list of 4) complete

This compound group is populated from the MAK list.

fixed list 6 1
mecoprop-P and its salts in progress 06/23/23

ECHA defined chemical group

fixed list 1 4
Metal salts of 2-ethylhexanoic acid complete 05/22/23

ECHA defined chemical group

fixed list 9 4
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Chemical List complete 07/27/20

This list was copied from https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical_lists/NHANES2019

fixed list 516 0
Nickel Compounds, Soluble (MAK list) complete

This compound group has been populated using subgroups listed by MAK Commission of Germany.

fixed list 11 29
Non-halogenated aromatic phosphates - Biomonitoring CA incomplete

This group is populated from the list at https://biomonitoring.ca.gov/chemicals

fixed list 0 2
Nonphenol Ethoxylates (TRI Category) 03/09/21

This compound group was populated using a list of chemicals that are reportable under the MA Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA). See https://www.mass.gov/guides/massdep-toxics-use-reduction-program#-listed-chemicals- for more information.

fixed list 205 35
Nonphenols (TRI Category) 03/09/21

This compound group was populated using a list of chemicals that are reportable under the MA Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA). See https://www.mass.gov/guides/massdep-toxics-use-reduction-program#-listed-chemicals- for more information.

fixed list 9 30
Organohalogen Flame Retardants - NAS OFR expanded set complete 02/12/24

This compound group is populated from "A Class Approach to Hazard Assessment of Organohalogen Flame Retardants" by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The committee identified a set of 1073 analogue compounds as "expanded set" based on combined functional, structural, and predicted bioactivity information.

The subclasses from the seed list used to expand this list are also in Pharos:

fixed list 1084 1
ortho-Phthalates - Biomonitoring CA incomplete

This group is populated from the list at https://biomonitoring.ca.gov/chemicals

fixed list 54 1
Ozone Depleting Chemicals - Apple RSS complete

This compound group is populated from Apple's Regulated Substances Specification

fixed list 84 0
Ozone Depleting Chemicals (ODCs) in Google's MRSL complete 02/12/21

This compound group was populated from the Google Manufacturing Restricted Substances Specification (v1.0) (TTD_3549)

fixed list 209 3
Ozone Depleting Chemicals, Hydrochlorofluorocarbons - Apple RSL complete

This compound group is populated from Apple's Regulated Substances Specification

fixed list 115 0
p,p´-Bisphenols - Biomonitoring CA incomplete

This group is populated from the list at https://biomonitoring.ca.gov/chemicals

fixed list 0 2
PBDEs in Commercial Octabromodiphenyl Ether incomplete This compound group is defined by a list in the Stockholm Convention, available at http://chm.pops.int/TheConvention/ThePOPs/TheNewPOPs/tabid/2511/Default.aspx fixed list 4 37
PBDEs In Commercial Pentabromodiphenyl Ether incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. fixed list 13 37
Pentanol isomers (MAK list) complete

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

fixed list 11 4
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) - Biomonitoring CA incomplete

This group is populated from the list at https://biomonitoring.ca.gov/chemicals/perfluorochemicals-pfcs

fixed list 12 16
Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) in Google's MRSL complete 02/12/21

This compound group was populated from the Google Manufacturing Restricted Substances Specification (v1.0) (TTD_3549)

fixed list 9 1
Perfluorooctane Sulfonates (PFOS) and PFOS salts in Google's MRSL complete 02/12/21

This compound group was populated from the Google Manufacturing Restricted Substances Specification (v1.0) (TTD_3549)

fixed list 28 2
Petroleum Process Streams complete 03/10/23

EPA's Partially Exempt Petroleum Process Streams list

from EPA's Chemical Data Reporting: https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting/partially-exempt-petroleum-process-streams

fixed list 636 0
PFAS soluable in DMSO - EPAPFASIV complete 08/14/23

This compound group is populated from EPAPFASIV's list. EPA filtered several publicly available PFAS lists to exclude most high (>500) and low (<50) molecular weight compounds, aromatic compounds, metal-containing compounds, and chemicals with a low ratio of fluorine to carbon. The PFAS chemicals in this list are in the current inventory found to be soluble in DMSO.

fixed list 437 14
Phenol, isopropylated, phosphate (3:1) - EPA PBT complete 07/12/23

EPA's background information about PBT define this compound group as a family of structures in which each of the three aryl groups have at least one isopropyl group: Tris(3-isopropylphenyl) phosphate, Tri(isopropylphenyl) phosphate, Tri(4-isopropylphenyl) phosphate

fixed list 3 1
Phthalates - Apple RSS complete

This compound group is populated from Apple's Regulated Substances Specification

fixed list 51 1
Pigments containing or manufactured with chlorine complete 07/19/23

This compound group is populated with ChemForward's inadvertent PCB (iPCB) Pigment Resources - pigments with "Yes" for "Contains Chlorine?" or a "Yes" for "Manufactured using chlorine solvent?".

fixed list 177 0
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) - Apple RSL complete

This compound group is populated from Apple's Regulated Substances Specification

fixed list 23 1
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS (OSHA EXCLUSIONS) complete This compound group is defined by a list in the US EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basis of OSHA Carcinogens document, available at https://www.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program/tri-basis-osha-carcinogens. fixed list 24 6
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (TRI Category) 03/09/21

This compound group was populated using a list of chemicals that are reportable under the MA Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA). See https://www.mass.gov/guides/massdep-toxics-use-reduction-program#-listed-chemicals- for more information.

fixed list 31 7
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) - Apple RSL complete

This compound group is populated from Apple's Regulated Substances Specification

fixed list 38 1
Polycyclic synthetic musks - Biomonitoring CA incomplete

This group is populated from the list at https://biomonitoring.ca.gov/chemicals

fixed list 0 1
Polyhalogenated aliphatic chains (NAS OFR subclass) complete 05/21/19

This compound group is populated from a National Academies of Science report "A Class Approach to Hazard Assessment of Organohalogen Flame Retardants (2019)" available at https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25412/a-class-approach-to-hazard-assessment-of-organohalogen-flame-retardants

fixed list 42 12
Polyhalogenated benzene alicycles (NAS OFR subclass) complete 05/21/19

This compound group is populated from a National Academies of Science report "A Class Approach to Hazard Assessment of Organohalogen Flame Retardants (2019)" available at https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25412/a-class-approach-to-hazard-assessment-of-organohalogen-flame-retardants

fixed list 4 12
Polyhalogenated benzene aliphatics and functionalized (NAS OFR subclass) complete 05/21/19

This compound group is populated from a National Academies of Science report "A Class Approach to Hazard Assessment of Organohalogen Flame Retardants (2019)" available at https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25412/a-class-approach-to-hazard-assessment-of-organohalogen-flame-retardants

fixed list 22 12
Polyhalogenated benzenes (NAS OFR subclass) complete 05/21/19

This compound group is populated from a National Academies of Science report "A Class Approach to Hazard Assessment of Organohalogen Flame Retardants (2019)" available at https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25412/a-class-approach-to-hazard-assessment-of-organohalogen-flame-retardants

fixed list 20 12
Polyhalogenated bisphenol aliphatics and functionalized (NAS OFR subclass) complete 05/21/19

This compound group is populated from a National Academies of Science report "A Class Approach to Hazard Assessment of Organohalogen Flame Retardants (2019)" available at https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25412/a-class-approach-to-hazard-assessment-of-organohalogen-flame-retardants

fixed list 42 12
Polyhalogenated carbocycles (NAS OFR subclass) complete 05/21/19

This compound group is populated from a National Academies of Science report "A Class Approach to Hazard Assessment of Organohalogen Flame Retardants (2019)" available at https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25412/a-class-approach-to-hazard-assessment-of-organohalogen-flame-retardants

fixed list 40 12
Polyhalogenated diphenyl ethers (NAS OFR subclass) complete 05/21/19

This compound group is populated from a National Academies of Science report "A Class Approach to Hazard Assessment of Organohalogen Flame Retardants (2019)" available at https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25412/a-class-approach-to-hazard-assessment-of-organohalogen-flame-retardants

fixed list 19 12
Polyhalogenated organophosphates (NAS OFR subclass) complete 05/21/19

This compound group is populated from a National Academies of Science report "A Class Approach to Hazard Assessment of Organohalogen Flame Retardants (2019)" available at https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25412/a-class-approach-to-hazard-assessment-of-organohalogen-flame-retardants

fixed list 38 12
Polyhalogenated phenol derivatives (NAS OFR subclass) complete 05/21/19

This compound group is populated from a National Academies of Science report "A Class Approach to Hazard Assessment of Organohalogen Flame Retardants (2019)" available at https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25412/a-class-approach-to-hazard-assessment-of-organohalogen-flame-retardants

fixed list 10 12
Polyhalogenated phenol-aliphatic ethers (NAS OFR subclass) complete 05/21/19

This compound group is populated from a National Academies of Science report "A Class Approach to Hazard Assessment of Organohalogen Flame Retardants (2019)" available at https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25412/a-class-approach-to-hazard-assessment-of-organohalogen-flame-retardants

fixed list 14 12
Polyhalogenated phthalates/benzoates/imides (NAS OFR subclass) complete 05/21/19

This compound group is populated from a National Academies of Science report "A Class Approach to Hazard Assessment of Organohalogen Flame Retardants (2019)" available at https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25412/a-class-approach-to-hazard-assessment-of-organohalogen-flame-retardants

fixed list 21 12
Polyhalogenated triazines (NAS OFR subclass) complete 05/21/19

This compound group is populated from a National Academies of Science report "A Class Approach to Hazard Assessment of Organohalogen Flame Retardants (2019)" available at https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25412/a-class-approach-to-hazard-assessment-of-organohalogen-flame-retardants

fixed list 7 12
Pyrethroid pesticides - Biomonitoring CA incomplete

This group is populated from the list at https://biomonitoring.ca.gov/chemicals

fixed list 0 1
QUINOLINE STRONG ACID SALTS complete 07/09/19

Strong acid salts are listed at https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/dsstoxdb/mixture_search?cid=1798

fixed list 6 4
salts and esters of dinoterb - ECHA complete 05/26/23

ECHA defined chemical group

fixed list 1 13
Salts of 4,4'-oxydianiline complete

This compound group is defined and populated from ECHA's Substance Infocard for Salts of 4,4'-dianiline https://echa.europa.eu/substance-information/-/substanceinfo/100.239.146

fixed list 1 7
salts of aniline - ECHA chemical group complete 05/26/23 fixed list 11 13
salts of hydrazine - ECHA complete 05/26/23

ECHA defined chemical group

fixed list 33 19
Sesquiterpene lactones (MAK list) complete

This compound group is populated from the List of Substances with MAK & BAT Values & Categories at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1002/9783527812127.oth/asset/oth.pdf?v=1&t=jasibday&s=5ca2bde2067c57e83f4b040bd5cd056eda4714b7

fixed list 16 1
skin sensitising substances - Apple RSS complete

Populated from "Table 3 : Number of substances with a harmonised classification as skin sensitisers or with skin sensitising concern (included in list of concern) including biocidal substances" in Annex B.1.1. Name and other identifiers of the substance(s) of ANNEX XV RESTRICTION REPORT PROPOSAL FOR: skin sensitising substances.

Includes CLP Skin sensitiser 1,1A, 1B and 24 Substances without an harmonised classification but of skin sensitising concern

fixed list 1580 1
Synthetic hormones used in food production - Biomonitoring CA incomplete

This group is populated from the list at https://biomonitoring.ca.gov/chemicals

fixed list 0 1
TAMOXIFEN SALTS complete 07/08/19

The citrate salt appears to be the only commonly available salt

fixed list 2 2
Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes - Biomonitoring CA incomplete

This group is populated from the list at https://biomonitoring.ca.gov/chemicals

fixed list 0 1
US CDC National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals List incomplete 07/27/20

CASRN were manually assigned based on the chemical list at https://www.cdc.gov/exposurereport/pdf/Report_Chemical_List-508.pdf

The reports are available at https://www.cdc.gov/exposurereport/index.html

Executive summary: https://www.cdc.gov/exposurereport/pdf/FourthReport_ExecutiveSummary.pdf

Spreadsheet indicating which chemicals have not been assigned CASRN / included: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cUDY8uAy7lUdYpJ4iGw7bC2sVq23k1A9BhEEHaPqLSw/edit#gid=575529260

fixed list 941 0
zinc chromates including zinc potassium chromate - ECHA complete 05/26/23

ECHA defined chemical group

fixed list 12 5
(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