3-Methylbutanoic acid
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Names
[ CAS No. ]:
503-74-2
        
[ Name ]:
 3-Methylbutanoic acid
        
[Synonym ]:
                
                Butanoic acid, 3-methyl-
                
                
            
                
                1,1-DIMETHYLPROPYL 3-METHYLBUTANOATE
                
                
            
                
                Butanoic acid,3-methyl-,1,1-dimethylpropyl ester
                
                
            
                
                Isovaleric acid
                
                
            
                
                MFCD00002726
                
                
            
                
                isobutanoic acid
                
                
            
                
                3-Methylbutanoic acid
                
                
            
                
                iso-valeric acid
                
                
            
                
                3-Methyl-n-butyric acid
                
                
            
                
                tert-Amyl isovalerate
                
                
            
                
                β-methylbutyric acid
                
                
            
                
                3-methyl butyric acid
                
                
            
                
                2-Isovalerylamino-naphthalin
                
                
            
                
                Isovaleriansaeure-tert-pentylester
                
                
            
                
                3-Methylbutyric Acid
                
                
            
                
                EINECS 207-975-3
                
                
            
                
                QV1Y1&1
                
                
            
                
                tert-Pentyl alcohol,isovalerate
                
                
            
                
                3-Methylbutanoic acid,3-Methylbutyric acid
                
                
            
                
                3-methyl-butanoic acid,1,1-dimethylpropyl ester
                
                
            
                
                i-butanoic acid
                
                
                
                
    
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.0±0.1 g/cm3
            
[ Boiling Point ]:
175.3±8.0 °C at 760 mmHg
            
[ Melting Point ]:
-35 °C
            
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C5H10O2
            
[ Molecular Weight ]:
102.132
            
[ Flash Point ]:
70.6±0.0 °C
            
[ Exact Mass ]:
102.068077
            
[ PSA ]:
37.30000
            
[ LogP ]:
1.13
            
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.6±0.7 mmHg at 25°C
            
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.418
            
[ Water Solubility ]:
25 g/L (20 ºC)
            
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
 - NY1400000
 
- CHEMICAL NAME :
 - Isovaleric acid
 
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
 - 503-74-2
 
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
 - 1098522
 
- LAST UPDATED :
 - 199710
 
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
 - 12
 
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
 - C5-H10-O2
 
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
 - 102.15
 
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
 - QV1Y1&1
 
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: 1/31/1972
 
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - Standard Draize test
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Administration onto the skin
 
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
 - Rodent - rabbit
 
- REFERENCE :
 - FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 17,841,1979
 
- 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: 1/31/1972 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Oral
 
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
 - Rodent - rat
 
- DOSE/DURATION :
 - 2 mL/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: 1/31/1972
 
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Intravenous
 
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
 - Rodent - mouse
 
- DOSE/DURATION :
 - 1120 mg/kg
 
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
 - Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
 
- REFERENCE :
 - APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica. (Copenhagen, Denmark) V.1-59, 1945-86. For publisher information, see PHTOEH Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,141,1961
 
- TYPE OF TEST :
 - LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
 
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
 - Administration onto the skin
 
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
 - Rodent - rabbit
 
- DOSE/DURATION :
 - 310 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: 1/31/1972 *** REVIEWS *** TOXICOLOGY REVIEW AMIHAB AMA Archives of Industrial Health. (Chicago, IL) V.11-21, 1955-60. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 21,100,1960 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 84451 No. of Facilities: 35 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 69 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 84451 No. of Facilities: 148 (estimated) No. of Industries: 4 No. of Occupations: 16 No. of Employees: 6695 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1037 (estimated)
 
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
                
                
                GHS05
            
[ Signal Word ]: 
Danger
            
[ Hazard Statements ]:
 H314
            
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
 P280-P303 + P361 + P353-P304 + P340 + P310-P305 + P351 + P338
            
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
 Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;Goggles;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
            
[ Hazard Codes ]:
 C:Corrosive;T:Toxic;
            
[ Risk Phrases ]:
 R22;R24;R34
            
[ Safety Phrases ]:
 S26-S36/37/39-S45-S38-S28A
            
[ RIDADR ]: 
UN 3265 8/PG 2
            
[ WGK Germany ]: 
1
            
[ RTECS ]: 
NY1400000
            
[ Packaging Group ]:
 III
            
[ Hazard Class ]:
6.1
            
[ HS Code ]:
 2915600000
            
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2915900090
[ Summary ]: 
2915900090 other saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives VAT:17.0% Tax rebate rate:9.0% Supervision conditions:AB(certificate of inspection for goods inward,certificate of inspection for goods outward) MFN tariff:5.5% General tariff:30.0%
            
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