paraldehyde
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Names
[ CAS No. ]:
123-63-7
[ Name ]:
paraldehyde
[Synonym ]:
FEMA 2003
ALDEFRESH
Paraldehyde
Paraldeide
ALDEHYDE
paracetaldehyde
paradehyde
Elaldehyde
Acetaldehyde Trimer
2,4,6-Trimethyl-1,3,5-trioxacyclohexane,s-Trimethyltrioxymethylene,Acetaldehyde trimer
para-acetaldehyde
MFCD00036208
EINECS 204-639-8
Paral
Paraldehyd
Aldehyde (para)
2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3,5-trioxane
Pcho
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
0.994 g/mL at 20 °C(lit.)
[ Boiling Point ]:
65-82 °C
[ Melting Point ]:
12 °C
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C6H12O3
[ Molecular Weight ]:
132.15800
[ Flash Point ]:
30 °F
[ Exact Mass ]:
132.07900
[ PSA ]:
27.69000
[ LogP ]:
1.08780
[ Vapour density ]:
1.52 (vs air)
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0544mmHg at 25°C
[ Index of Refraction ]:
n20/D 1.39
[ Stability ]:
Stable. Flammable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, mineral acids.
[ Water Solubility ]:
125 g/L (25 ºC)
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- YK0525000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- s-Trioxane, 2,4,6-trimethyl-
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 123-63-7
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
- 0080142
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199710
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 21
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C6-H12-O3
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 132.18
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- T6O CO EOTJ B1 D1 F1
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Open irritation test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- REFERENCE :
- UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet. (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury Rd., Danbury, CT 06817) Volume(issue)/page/year: 3/24/1970
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Standard Draize test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration into the eye
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- REFERENCE :
- UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet. (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury Rd., Danbury, CT 06817) Volume(issue)/page/year: 3/24/1970 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intramuscular
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human - man
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 568 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Cardiac - pulse rate increase, without fall in BP Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - other
- REFERENCE :
- BJPYAJ British Journal of Psychiatry. (Headley Brothers, Ltd., Ashford, Kent TN24 8HH, UK) V.109- 1963- Volume(issue)/page/year: 149,650,1986
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Unreported
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human - man
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1462 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- 85DCAI "Poisoning; Toxicology, Symptoms, Treatments," 2nd ed., Arena, J.M., Springfield, IL, C.C. Thomas, 1970 Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,73,1970
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Rectal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human - man
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 333 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Gastrointestinal - necrotic changes
- REFERENCE :
- SAMJAF South African Medical Journal. (Medical Assoc. of South Africa, Secy., P.O. Box 643, Cape Town, S. Africa) V.6- 1932- Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1021,1955
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1530 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet. (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury Rd., Danbury, CT 06817) Volume(issue)/page/year: 3/24/1970
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 4000 ppm/4H
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet. (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury Rd., Danbury, CT 06817) Volume(issue)/page/year: 3/24/1970
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2100 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,156,1959
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1650 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- AEPPAE Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und Pharmakologie. (Berlin, Ger.) V.110-253, 1925-66. For publisher information, see NSAPCC. Volume(issue)/page/year: 182,348,1936
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2750 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10- Volume(issue)/page/year: 119,19,1957
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1257 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10- Volume(issue)/page/year: 119,19,1957
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - cat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 3300 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- HBAMAK "Abdernalden's Handbuch der Biologischen Arbeitsmethoden." (Leipzig, Ger. Dem. Rep.) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,1289,1935
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 3304 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- PSEBAA Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1903/04- Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,730,1932
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 14100 uL/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet. (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury Rd., Danbury, CT 06817) Volume(issue)/page/year: 3/24/1970 *** REVIEWS *** TOXICOLOGY REVIEW CLCHAU Clinical Chemistry (Winston-Salem, NC). (American Assoc. for Clinical Chemistry, 1725 K St., NW, Washington, DC 20006) V.1- 1955- Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,361,1973 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW FNSCA6 Forensic Science. (Lausanne, Switzerland) V.1-11, 1972-78. For pub lisher information, see FSINDR. Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,67,1973 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - A1332 No. of Facilities: 48 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 5 No. of Employees: 2152 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1499 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS02
[ Signal Word ]:
Warning
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H226
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
[ Hazard Codes ]:
F:Flammable;
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R11
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S9-S16-S29-S33
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 1993 3/PG 2
[ WGK Germany ]:
1
[ RTECS ]:
YK0525000
[ Packaging Group ]:
III
[ Hazard Class ]:
3.2
[ HS Code ]:
2912500090
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2934999090
[ Summary ]:
2934999090. other heterocyclic compounds. VAT:17.0%. Tax rebate rate:13.0%. . MFN tariff:6.5%. General tariff:20.0%
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