DMT
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Names
[ CAS No. ]:
120-61-6
[ Name ]:
DMT
[Synonym ]:
1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dimethyl ester
METHYL TEREPHTHALATE
EINECS 204-411-8
1,4-DIMETHYL PHTHALATE
Terephthalic Acid Dimethyl Ester
Dimethyl terephthalate
DMT
MFCD00008440
TEREPHTHALIC ACID METHYL ESTER
dimethyl benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate
DIMETHYL P-PHTHALATE
TEREPHTHARIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.2±0.1 g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
285.0±8.0 °C at 760 mmHg
[ Melting Point ]:
140 °C
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C10H10O4
[ Molecular Weight ]:
194.184
[ Flash Point ]:
148.0±7.9 °C
[ Exact Mass ]:
194.057907
[ PSA ]:
52.60000
[ LogP ]:
2.47
[ Vapour density ]:
1.04 (vs air)
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±0.6 mmHg at 25°C
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.515
[ Stability ]:
Stable. Incompatible with strong acids, strong bases, strong oxidizing agents.
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- WZ1225000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Terephthalic acid, dimethyl ester
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 120-61-6
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199710
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 17
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C10-H10-O4
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 194.20
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- 1OVR DVO1
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Standard Draize test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration into the eye
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- >3200 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 3900 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - muscle weakness
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - guinea pig
- DOSE/DURATION :
- >5 gm/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 57600 mg/kg/14W-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1 mg/m3/2H/22W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Sense Organs and Special Senses (Olfaction) - effect, not otherwise specified Vascular - BP lowering not characterized in autonomic section Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
MUTATION DATA
- TEST SYSTEM :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 200 umol/kg
- REFERENCE :
- MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 204,703,1988 *** REVIEWS *** TOXICOLOGY REVIEW BPCT** Progress Report from the Environmental Protection Agency to NIOSH on Benzenepolycarboxylates, 1974 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,183,1974 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 83502 No. of Facilities: 58 (estimated) No. of Industries: 5 No. of Occupations: 7 No. of Employees: 993 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 83502 No. of Facilities: 104 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 2467 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 204 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter
[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R36/37/38
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S24/25
[ RIDADR ]:
3256
[ WGK Germany ]:
1
[ RTECS ]:
WZ1225000
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Articles
Mater. Sci. Eng. C. Mater. Biol. Appl. 53 , 15-22, (2015)
In this work, we present new nanocomposite materials derived from segmented copolyesters, comprising ethylene terephthalate (PET) segments and dimerized linoleic acid (DLA), and nanometric cerium oxid...
Food Chem. Toxicol. 50(6) , 2196-205, (2012)
Highlights ► Androgenicity and estrogenicity assessed with QSAR and in vitro, in vivo assays. ► Assessments for androgenicity and estrogenicity were universally negative. ► Data suggest no androgenic ...
Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. Int. 18(9) , 1653-60, (2011)
Dimethyl phthalate esters (DMPEs) are a group of plasticizers commonly detected in the environment with potential adverse human health impact. The degradation of DMPEs by fungal systems has been studi...