Four Substances to be Added into Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in China

On October 10, 2023, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) published the second batch of chemicals to be added to the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in China (IECSC).

According to the Measures for Environmental Management of New Chemical Substances (MEE Order 12) and the Guidance on Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances (hereinafter referred to as the Guidance), MEE reviewed application materials submitted by relevant units for the addition of the four substances into the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in China (IECSC). These four substances fulfill the requirements stipulated in Article 3 of the Guidance as well as MEE Order 12 and are hereby to be added to the IECSC.

Details of these four chemicals are listed in the following table:

Serial No.	Name	Alias	Molecular formula	CAS No or Serial No	Structural formula
1	4-Chlorobenzophenone	-	134-85-0	C13H9ClO
2	1,8-Naphthalimide	2,3-Dihydro-1H-benzo[de]isoquinoline-1,3-dione	81-83-4	C12H7NO2
3	(2S,4S)-2-(Dimethyl-aminocarbonyl)-4-mercapto-1-(p-nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl)-1-pyrrolidine	(2S,4S)-2-Dimethylaminocarbonyl-4-mercapto-1-p-nitrobenzyloxycarbonylpyrrolidine; (2S,4S)-1-p-nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl-2-dimethylaminocarbonylamino-4-mercapto-pyrrolidine; 4-Nitrobenzyl(2S,4S)-2-[(dimethylamino)carbonyl]-4-mercaptopyrrolidine1-carboxylate; Meropenem Side Chain	96034-64-9	C15H19N3O5S
4	Cerium(III) acetate hydrate	-	206996-60-3	Ce(C2H3O2)3· xH2O	-

Publication time: October 10-23, 2023

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Further Information

The Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in China – IECSC (2013 and updates)

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