The following was publicized as a note for the terms used in the Section (7) of the List of Existing
Chemical Substances in the Chemical Substances Control Law.
Date of public notice:
1973.12.24 (Public Notice of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry No. 571 of 1973)
1974.3.15 (Public Notice of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry No. 83 of 1974)
1974.5.14 (Public Notice of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry No. 181 of 1974)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(7) Organic High Polymers Obtained by Polycondensation
1.

Among the names of the chemical substances which correspond to reference
numbers(hereinafter referred to as "Ref. No.") 1 to 352 and 1036 to 2040 in this section,"polyalkylenepolyamine" shall refer to the group expressed by the formula [CmH2mNH]n (where mis an integer of 1 to 4, and n is a positive number of 1 to 10), "polyoxyalkylene" shall refer to thegroup expressed by the formula [CmH2mO]n (where m is an integer of 1 to 4 and n is a positive
number of 1 to 100), "polyoxymethylene" shall refer to the group expressed by the formula[CH2O]n (where n is a positive number of 1 to 10), "polyoxyethylene" and "polyethylene glycol"
shall refer to the group expressed by the formula [CH2CH2O]n (where n is a positive number of 1to 100) and "polyoxypropylene" shall refer to the group expressed by the formula[CH(CH3)CH2O]n (where n is a positive number of 1 to 100); provided, however, that this shall not
apply to cases where otherwise specified in the names of the individual chemical substances.

2.

Concerning the terms, etc. used in the names of the chemical substances corresponding to Ref.
Nos. 758 to 886 and 2041 to 2085, the examples shown below shall be followed:a.

"Isocyanate monomer" shall be phenyl isocyanate, tolylene diisocyanate, diphenylmethane
diisocyanate, tolydine diisocyanate, naphthalene diisocyanate, triphenylmethane triisocyanate,tris(phenylisocyanate) thiophosphate, phenylene diisocyanate, butyl isocyanate, octadecyl
isocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate, trimethylhexamethylene diisocyanate, lysine
diisocyanate, xylylene diisocyanate, bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane, dicyclohexylmethane
diisocyanate, isopropylidenebis(cyclohexyl isocyanate), isophorone diisocyanate,3-(2'-isocyanatocyclohexyl)propyl isocyanate, cyclohexyl isocyanate, dianisidine diisocyanate,
diphenyl ether diisocyanate, tosyl isocyanate or any combination thereof.

b.

"Organic isocyanate" shall refer to the concept involving isocyanate monomers specified in a.
and the chemical substances corresponding to Ref.Nos. 871 to 885 and 2041.

c.

The chemical substances for which the terms "aliphatic," "alicyclic" or "aromatic" is used shallcontain only carbon, hydrogen and the functional group expressed before or after the terms;
provided, however, that this shall not apply to cases where these terms are combined with“-amine”, i.e. "aliphatic amine", "alicyclic amine" or "aromatic amine."d.

"Aliphatic amine" shall refer to ethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine, ammonia,bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane, xylylenediamine or alkyl(C1-10)amine.

e.

"Alicyclic amine" shall refer to dicyclohexyldiamine, isophoronediamine,
isopropylidenebis(aminocyclohexane), methylenebis(aminocyclohexane),dialkyl(C1-10)cyclohexylamine or monoalkyl(C1-10)cyclohexylamine.

f.

"Heterocyclic amine" shall refer to morpholine, piperazine, piperidine, alkyl(C1-10)morpholine,
alkyl(C1-10)piperazine, alkyl(C1-10)piperidine or 1-aminoethylpiperazine.

g.

"Aromatic amine" shall refer to aniline, polymethylenepolychloropolyaniline,polymethylenepolyaniline, daminotoluene, dicarboxyalkyl(C1-10) ester diaminodiphenylmethane,
phenylenediamine, polychloro-4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane,
3,3'-dicarboxy-4,4'-diaminophenylmethane, tetraaminodiphenylmethane or
3,3'-dichloro-4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane.

h.

"Organic amine" shall be a generic term for aliphatic amine specified in d., alicyclic amine
specified in e., heterocyclic amine specified in f. and aromatic amine specified in g.

i.

"Urethane resin" shall referr to as a resinoid polymer compound obtained from the substancesin (a) and (b) described below, including urethane group, urea group, biuret group, allophanategroup, amide group, carbodiimide group, isocyanurate ring, hydantoin ring, oxazolidone ring,
imidazolone ring or any combination thereof, and the term in the parentheses just after"urethane resin" shall express an active hydrogen-containing compound exhibiting thecharacteristic of the urethane resin.
(a) Organic isocyanates specified in b., chemical substance corresponding to Ref. No. 886,
urethane prepolymer specified in j. described below or any combination thereof(b) Chemical substances respectively corresponding to Ref. Nos. 758 to 819, 1356 and 2042 to2047, hydroxy group terminated (styrene / butadiene copolymer), hydroxy group terminated(butadiene / acrylonitrile copolymer), hydroxy group terminated polybutadiene, epoxy resin
specified in 6, alkyd resin specified in 6, polyamide resin specified in 6, polycarbonate resin
specified in 6, mastic compound (tar, pitch, asphalt) specified in 6, alkanol(C=1-20),
alkenol(C=1-20), adipic acid, [(polyalkylene(C=3,4) glycol / alkylene oxide (C=2-4) adduct)
and triethanolamine], [(ethylene oxide / propylene oxide polycondensate), 2-hydroxypropyl
acrylate and 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate] or any combination thereof (These
active-hydrogen-containing compounds can be combined with water, alkyl(C=1-20)thiol or
any mixture of them.)j.

"Urethane prepolymer" is an intermediate substance from which urethane resin specified in i. isto be synthesized, made from an isocyanate compound specified in the parentheses just after
the term (here, regardless of the specification in b., "Organic isocyanate" shown in theparentheses shall be the concept containing isocyanate monomer specified in a. and chemical
substances corresponding to Ref. Nos. 871 to 886 and 2041) and an
active-hydrogen-containing compound.

k.

"Adduct" is a polyisocyanate compound (including adduct of organic isocyanate specified b.
and ethyleneimine) composed of an isocyanate monomer specified in a. and water, alcohol or
castor oil or any combination thereof, which has urethane group, biuret group, isocyanurate ring
(triazine ring) or any combination thereof and contains a small amount of isocyanate monomer
specified in a.

l.

"Block type reactant" is a chemical substance the isocyanate group of which is masked byurethane bond, urea bond or any combination thereof obtained from reaction of isocyanategroups in organic isocyanates specified in b., urethane prepolymers specified in j. or those inboth of these molecules, and alcohol, phenol, substitutional phenol, organic amine, oxime orlactam. The masked isocyanate group shall be reproduced by heat treatment.

3.

Among the names of the chemical substances corresponding to Ref. Nos. 773 to 867, if"polyether polyol" is simply used, it shall be a generic term for the chemical substances
corresponding to Ref. Nos. 758 to 765 and 770.

4.

Among the names of the chemical substances corresponding to Ref. Nos. 822 to 859, "polymerpolyol" shall be a generic term for the chemical substances corresponding to Ref. Nos. 773 to783.

5.

Among the names of the chemical substances corresponding to Ref. Nos. 821 to 867, if"polyester polyol" is simply used, it shall be a generic term for the chemical substancescorresponding to Ref. Nos. 784 to 802, 805 and 807 to 819.

6.

The terms "Epoxy resin", "alkyd resin", "polyamide resin", "mastic compound (tar, pitch, asphalt)","polycarbonate resin" or "phenol resin" found in the list of Existing Chemical Substances shallrefer to the substances which are listed in it (i.e., their Ref. Nos can be found in the list) and be
regarded as epoxy resin, alkyd resin, polyamide resin, mastic compound (tar, pitch, asphalt),
polycarbonate resin or phenol resin.