4-Aminobutanoic acid
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Names
[ CAS No. ]:
56-12-2
[ Name ]:
4-Aminobutanoic acid
[Synonym ]:
4-Aminobutanoic acid
MFCD00008226
EINECS 200-258-6
g-Aminobutyric acid
g-Amino-n-butyric Acid
GABA
Butanoic acid, 4-amino-
γ-Amino-n-butyric acid
gamma-aminobutyric acid
4-Aminobutyric acid
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.1±0.1 g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
248.0±23.0 °C at 760 mmHg
[ Melting Point ]:
195-204ºC
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C4H9NO2
[ Molecular Weight ]:
103.120
[ Flash Point ]:
103.8±22.6 °C
[ Exact Mass ]:
103.063332
[ PSA ]:
63.32000
[ LogP ]:
-0.64
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±1.0 mmHg at 25°C
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.465
[ Storage condition ]:
Store at RT.
[ Water Solubility ]:
H2O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless | SOLUBLE
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- ES6300000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Butyric acid, 4-amino-
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 56-12-2
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199701
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 11
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C4-H9-N-O2
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 103.14
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- Z3VQ
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 5400 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - general anesthetic Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
- REFERENCE :
- AITEAT Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. (Ars Polona, POB 1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland) V.10- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,70,1965
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intracerebral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 18 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- BCPCA6 Biochemical Pharmacology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,1901,1965
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 12680 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- YKKZAJ Yakugaku Zasshi. Journal of Pharmacy. (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan) No.1- 1881- Volume(issue)/page/year: 85,463,1965
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 4950 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - general anesthetic Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
- REFERENCE :
- AITEAT Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. (Ars Polona, POB 1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland) V.10- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,70,1965
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 9210 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- YKKZAJ Yakugaku Zasshi. Journal of Pharmacy. (Nippon Yakugakkai, 2-12-15 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150, Japan) No.1- 1881- Volume(issue)/page/year: 85,463,1965
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2748 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4- 1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 145,233,1963
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Unreported
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 7230 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- BTMNA7 Bitamin. (Nippon Bitamin Gakkai, 4 Ushinomiya-cho, Yoshida, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.1- 1948- Volume(issue)/page/year: 25,297,1962
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - cat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 5 gm/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- RPTOAN Russian Pharmacology and Toxicology (English Translation). Translation of FATOAO. (Euromed Pub., 33, Woodlands Rd., Surbiton, Surrey, UK) V.30- 1967- Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,205,1984
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2400 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- AITEAT Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. (Ars Polona, POB 1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland) V.10- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,70,1965 *** REVIEWS *** TOXICOLOGY REVIEW AITEAT Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. (Ars Polona, POB 1001, 00-068 Warsaw 1, Poland) V.10- 1962- Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,70,1965
Safety Information
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Gloves
[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi:Irritant
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R36/37/38
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S26-S36
[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport
[ WGK Germany ]:
2
[ RTECS ]:
ES6300000
[ HS Code ]:
29224995
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2922499990
[ Summary ]:
HS:2922499990 other amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters; salts thereof 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:6.5% General tariff:30.0%
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