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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
Cresol isomers complete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 4 2
Cresyl glycidyl ethers

includes Cresyl glycidyl ether (mixture of isomers) 26447-14-3 and o-Cresyl glycidyl ether 2210-79-9 from MAK

fixed list 2 2
Crimidine, salts incomplete

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

other 0 1
CRYSTALLINE SILICAS - RESPIRABLE incomplete

The various forms of crystalline silica are: α-quartz, β-quartz, α-tridymite, β-tridymite, α-cristobalite, β-cristobalite, keatite, coesite, stishovite, and moganite. NIOSH (2002)....Keatite, coesite, stishovite, and moganite are rarely found in nature. The most commonly occurring polymorphs are quartz, cristobalite and tridymite, which are found in rocks and soil. 

NIOSH Hazard Review: Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica (DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2002–129). Cincinnati, OH, 145 pp.

From https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK304370/#

other 10 9
CYANIDE COMPOUNDS complete

This compound group includes both commercially relevant compounds such as Hydrogen Cyanide, Sodium Cyanide, Potassium Cyanide, and Calcium Cyanide, as well as cyanide salts that are less common. 

structure 40 9
Cyclic, branched or linear completely fluorinated alkanes incomplete

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

0 25
Cyclic, branched or linear completely fluorinated tertiary amines with no unsaturations incomplete

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

0 25
Cyclic, branched, or linear completely fluorinated ethers with no unsaturations incomplete

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

0 25
Cyclizine and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
Cyclocyloxanes - Biomonitoring CA complete

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

fixed list 3 0
Cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic anhydrides incomplete

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string 'C1CCC2C(C1)C(=O)OC2=O'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

ECHA chemical group parent: all possible combinations of the cis- and trans-isomers

other 3 6
Cyclomenol and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
Cyclophosphamide and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
Decamethonium bromide incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
Dextromethorphan and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
Di-isodecyl phthalate and metabolite complete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 7 0
Di-n-Octyl Phthalate and metabolites complete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 2 0
Diazonium salts incomplete

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

other 604 2
Dibenzanthracenes incomplete

This group has not been assigned a structural definition yet.

0 4
DIBENZOFURAN COMPOUNDS in progress This compound group is defined by the SMILES string 'C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C3=CC=CC=C3O2'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system. other 19 0
Dibutyl phthalate and metabolites complete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 2 0
Dibutyltin compounds in progress

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

structure 280 33
Dichlorobenzenes complete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 5 10
Dichloroethylenes complete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 6 0
dichloropropanes complete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 17 6
Dicofol complete

Dicofol is an organochlorine pesticide comprising two isomers: p,p′-dicofol and o,p′-dicofol. The technical product (95% pure) is a brown viscous oil and is composed of 80-85% p,p′-dicofol and 15-20% o,p’-dicofol with up to 18 reported impurities.

fixed list 0 1
Dicresyl phosphates - Biomonitoring CA incomplete

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

fixed list 0 3
Dicyclohexyl phthalate and metabolite complete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 3 0
Diethyl hexyl phthalate and metabolites complete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 12 0
Diethyl phthalate and metabolite incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 2 0
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 4
Diisobutyl phthalate and metabolite incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 1 0
Diisononyl phthalate (DINP) compounds incomplete

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

other 9 21
Diisopentyl phthalate; di-n-pentyl phthalate; 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, dipentyl ester, branched and linear; n-pentyl-isopentyl phthalate 0 1
Dimethyl phthalate and metabolite incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 4 0
Dimethylarsenic acids complete

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

structure 18 49
Dimethylphenols incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 0 0
Dimevamide and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
Dinitro-ortho-cresol (DNOC) salts incomplete This compound group is defined by the SMILES string 'CC1=C(C=C(C=C1O)[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system. 3 1
Dinitro-ortho-cresol (DNOC), salts in progress

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[CH3]C1=[CH]C(=[CH]C(=C1[OH])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

other 0 10
Dinitrobenzene isomers incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 8 1
Dinitronaphthalene isomers incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 0 1
Dinitrophenols incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 9 1
Dinitrotoluenes incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 15 1
Dinoseb salts and esters incomplete

This compound group is defined by the SMILES string 'CCC(C)C1=CC(=CC(=C1O)[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

structure 10 3
Dinoterb salts and esters complete

This compound group is defined by a substructure search of PubChem the SMILES/SMARTS string "[CH3]C([CH3])([CH3])C1=[CH1]C(=[CH1]C(=C1[OD1])[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-] plus [CH3]C([CH3])([CH3])C1=[CH1]C(=[CH1]C(=C1OC(=O)C)[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]". The setting "Remove any explicit hydrogens before searching" was deselected from each substructure search. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

structure 7 11
Dioctyltin compounds in progress

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

structure 12 32
Dioxethedrin and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
DIOXINS & DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS incomplete

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

other 22 13
Diphenhydramine and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
Diphenylpyraline and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
Dithiocarbamates incomplete

This compound group is defined by the SMARTS string 'C(=[SD1])([ND1])[SD1]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system.

other 0 1
Dodecyl phenols incomplete

Populated from Swedish EPA

http://webapps.kemi.se/flodesanalyser/

other 8 5
Doxylamine and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
DSL Inorganics fixed list 1474 0
DSL Organic-metal salt fixed list 456 0
DSL Organics fixed list 12005 0
DSL Organometallics fixed list 920 0
DSL Polymers fixed list 4930 0
DSL UVCBs-biological fixed list 1887 0
DSL UVCBs-inorganic fixed list 369 0
DSL UVCBs-organic fixed list 1518 0
DSL UVCBs-organic-metal salts fixed list 288 0
DSL UVCBs-organometallic fixed list 252 0
DSL UVCBs-polymer fixed list 317 0
Dyestuffs and pigments classified as carcinogenic - OEKO-TEX complete fixed list 29 0
Dyestuffs classified as allergenic - OEKO-TEX complete fixed list 24 0
Emetine, its salts and derivatives incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
Emission of volatiles - OEKO-TEX complete fixed list 10 0
Endocrine Disruptors - Apple RSL complete

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

fixed list 383 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 3 4
Erionite incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 3 0
Eserine and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
esters of 2,4-D incomplete

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

other 0 6
esters of mecoprop and of mecoprop-P incomplete

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

other 0 6
Estrogens, steroidal incomplete

This group has not been assigned a structural definition yet.

1 6
Ethanol, 2,2'-iminobis-, reaction products with epichlorohydrin and 2-nitro-1,4-benzenediamine (HC Blue No. 5) and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 2 1
Ethoheptazine and its salts incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. structure 1 1
Ethylene amines incomplete

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

other 13 1
ETHYLENEBISDITHIOCARBAMIC ACID, SALTS AND ESTERS 7 1
ethylenediammonium O,O-bis(octyl) phosphorodithioate, mixed isomers incomplete

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

other 0 4
Extract oils (coal), coal-tar residual pyrolysis oils, and other distillate fractions, residues incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 10 0
Extract residues (coal), and other fractions and distillation residues incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 15 0
Extracts (petroleum) and realted distillates and unspecified fractions incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 26 0
Fatty acid dialkylamides and dialkanolamides 2 0
Fatty alcohols, saturated, with even-numbered C-chain, number of C-atoms >=16, with terminating OH-group complete 39 0
Flame Retardants incomplete

This compound group is populated by its subgroups and literature searches for flame retardants. Please contact support@pharosproject.net with any suggestions or additions.

functional use 2175 2
Flame Retardants, non-halogenated, non-organophosphorous incomplete

This group includes minerals, amines, and inorganic phosphates

functional use 81 6
Fluoride compounds, Inorganic in progress This compound group is defined by the SMILES string '[F]' and subsequently filtered to remove substances containing '[C]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system. other 47 2
Fluorides incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 3 1
Fluorinated Organic Compounds incomplete This compound group is defined by the SMILES string 'C[F]'. For more information on SMILES, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system. structure 22220 4
fluoroacetates, soluble incomplete

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

other 0 2
Fluoroaceticacid, salts incomplete

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

other 0 2
Fluoropolymers incomplete

This group was populated from the OECD's Comprehensive Global Database of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) at http://www.oecd.org/chemicalsafety/portal-perfluorinated-chemicals/.

270 23
fluorosilicates incomplete

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

other 2 0
fluorosilicates, 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 1
Fluorotelomer-related compounds incomplete

This group was populated from the OECD's Comprehensive Global Database of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) at http://www.oecd.org/chemicalsafety/portal-perfluorinated-chemicals/.

1874 23
Foots oil (petroleum) and other treated and untreated Foots oil incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. other 6 0
Forbidden flame retardant - OEKO-TEX complete fixed list 110 0
Formaldehyde based binders incomplete This compound group has not yet been assigned a structural definition. functional use 402 5