Hexachloroethane
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Names
[ CAS No. ]:
67-72-1
[ Name ]:
Hexachloroethane
[Synonym ]:
MFCD00000799
Hexachloroethane
EINECS 200-666-4
Ethane, 1,1,1,2,2,2-hexachloro-
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.8±0.1 g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
186.8±0.0 °C at 760 mmHg
[ Melting Point ]:
184 °C
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C2Cl6
[ Molecular Weight ]:
236.739
[ Flash Point ]:
61.3±15.8 °C
[ Exact Mass ]:
233.813110
[ LogP ]:
4.47
[ Vapour density ]:
8.16 (vs air)
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.9±0.3 mmHg at 25°C
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.533
[ Stability ]:
Stable. Non-combustible. May react with hot metals, strong oxidizing agents.
[ Water Solubility ]:
0.05 g/L (22 ºC)
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- KI4025000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Ethane, hexachloro-
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 67-72-1
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
- 1740341
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199712
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 62
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C2-Cl6
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 236.72
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- GXGGXGGG
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 4460 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 5900 ppm/8H
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - muscle weakness
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2900 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 - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 4500 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - dog
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 325 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD - Lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- >1 gm/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 :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 32 gm/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 4 gm/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 :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - guinea pig
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 4970 mg/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 :
- 6944 mg/kg/16W-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Liver - changes in liver weight Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis) Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 9 gm/kg/16D-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Related to Chronic Data - death
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 48750 mg/kg/13W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Brain and Coverings - changes in brain weight Liver - changes in liver weight Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 260 ppm/6H/6W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight Endocrine - changes in spleen weight Related to Chronic Data - changes in testicular weight
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 12 gm/kg/12D-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Liver - other changes Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes 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 - guinea pig
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 260 ppm/6H/6W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Liver - changes in liver weight Related to Chronic Data - death
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 10300 mg/kg/2Y-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Liver - tumors
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 230 gm/kg/78W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Liver - tumors
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 460 gm/kg/78W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Liver - tumors
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- DOSE :
- 5500 mg/kg
- SEX/DURATION :
- female 6-16 day(s) after conception
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Reproductive - Fertility - litter size (e.g. # fetuses per litter; measured before birth) Reproductive - Fertility - other measures of fertility
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
MUTATION DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Sister chromatid exchange
- TEST SYSTEM :
- Rodent - hamster Ovary
- REFERENCE :
- EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 1987- Volume(issue)/page/year: 10(Suppl 10),1,1987 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-Animal carcinogen DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 ACGIH TLV-TWA 9.7 mg/m3 (1 ppm) (skin) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,467,1979 IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 20,467,1979 IARC Cancer Review:Group 3 IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,56,1987 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 40(3),A46,1979 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3) (skin) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,124,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3) (skin) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3) (skin) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3) (skin) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3) (skin) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 10 ppm (100 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1 ppm (9.7 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3);STEL 3 ppm (30 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 10 ppm (100 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 ppm (10 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 mg/m3 (resp. dust) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 5 ppm (50 mg/m3) (vapor) JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO HEXACHLOROETHANE-air:8H CA TWA 1 ppm REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 17385 No. of Facilities: 219 (estimated) No. of Industries: 5 No. of Occupations: 9 No. of Employees: 1488 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 17385 No. of Facilities: 170 (estimated) No. of Industries: 12 No. of Occupations: 23 No. of Employees: 8516 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 576 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS07, GHS08, GHS09
[ Signal Word ]:
Warning
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H315-H319-H335-H351-H410
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P261-P273-P281-P305 + P351 + P338-P501
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;full-face particle respirator type N100 (US);Gloves;respirator cartridge type N100 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter;type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges
[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xn:Harmful
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R36/37/38;R40;R51/53
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S36/37-S61-S45-S36/37/39-S26-S24-S16-S7
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 9037
[ WGK Germany ]:
3
[ RTECS ]:
KI4025000
[ Packaging Group ]:
III
[ Hazard Class ]:
9
[ HS Code ]:
2942000000
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2942000000
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