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Administrative data

Endpoint:
surface tension
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
Date of protocoll: 20 February 2018; Experimental starting and completion date: 23 February 2018; Study completion date: 13 March 2018
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2018
Report date:
2018

Materials and methods

Test guidelineopen allclose all
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method A.5 (Surface Tension)
Version / remarks:
Regulation (EC) No 440/2008
Deviations:
no
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 115 (Surface Tension of Aqueous Solutions)
Version / remarks:
27 July 1995
Deviations:
no
GLP compliance:
yes
Type of method:
OECD harmonised ring method

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
1-ethyl-3-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium; trifluoro[(trifluoromethanesulfonylazanidyl)sulfonyl]methane
EC Number:
700-235-5
Cas Number:
174899-82-2
Molecular formula:
C8H11F6N3O4S2
IUPAC Name:
1-ethyl-3-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium; trifluoro[(trifluoromethanesulfonylazanidyl)sulfonyl]methane
Test material form:
liquid
Details on test material:
clear liquid, colorless
Specific details on test material used for the study:
SOURCE OF TEST MATERIAL
- Source and lot/batch No.of test material: proionic GmbH; 25PI208_12
- Expiration date of the lot/batch: May 2019
- Purity test date: > 99%



STORAGE CONDITIONS OF TEST MATERIAL
- Storage condition of test material: room temperature, keep away from humidity



Results and discussion

Surface tension
Key result
Surface tension:
38.9 mN/m
Temp.:
20 °C
Conc.:
100 vol%

Any other information on results incl. tables

  Surface tension of the test substance 1 -Ethyl-3 -methylimidazolium bis (trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide
 determination  age of the surface of the test substance (h:min)  surface tension (mN/m)
 1  00:20  39.0
 2  00:45  38.9
 3  01:05  39.0
 4  01:20  38.9
 

 mean of determinations

1 to 4

 38.9
   standard deviation  0.1

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
According to the EC Directive,
"1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide is surface active because its surface tension is less than 60 mN/m.
Executive summary:

The objective of the study was to determine the surface tension of the test substance "1 -Ethyl-3 -methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide" for regulatory purposes.

   Methods
 Guidelines

 Regulation (EC) No 440/2008, method A.5.

OECD Guideline No. 115 for the testing of chemicals, 27 Juliy 1995

 Method  OECD ring method
 Concentration used  Original test item used without any further dilution
 Age of the surface of the test substance solution  20 min to 1 h 20 min

  Results
 Time dependence of the measured surface tension  The surface tension was constant during the test.
 Surface tension

Mean 

Standard deviation

Number of determinations

 38.9 nM/m at 20 °C 

 0.1

4

According to the criteria of the EC Directive, the test substance "1 -Ethyl-3 -methylimidazolim bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide" is "surface active"