Bromoethane
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Names
[ CAS No. ]:
74-96-4
[ Name ]:
Bromoethane
[Synonym ]:
Hydrobromic ether
EINECS 200-825-8
Monobromoethane
Ethane,bromo
Bromure d'ethyle
Bromic ether
1-bromo ethane
ethyl btomide
ethylbromide
MFCD00000232
Ethyl bromide
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.46 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
[ Boiling Point ]:
37-40 °C(lit.)
[ Melting Point ]:
-119 °C
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C2H5Br
[ Molecular Weight ]:
108.96500
[ Flash Point ]:
-23 °C
[ Exact Mass ]:
107.95700
[ LogP ]:
1.40120
[ Vapour density ]:
~3.75 (vs air)
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
25.32 psi ( 55 °C)
[ Index of Refraction ]:
n20/D 1.425(lit.)
[ Stability ]:
Stable. Highly flammable. Readily forms explosive mixtures with air. Note low flash point. Incompatible with alkali metals, aluminium, magnesium, strong bases, water, strong oxidizing agents. May be light sensitive.
[ Water Solubility ]:
0.91 g/100 mL (20 ºC)
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- KH6475000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Ethane, bromo-
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 74-96-4
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199712
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 49
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C2-H5-Br
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 108.98
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- E2
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 :
- 1350 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 26980 ppm/1H
- 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 :
- 1750 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 16230 ppm/1H
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2850 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2 pph/6H/14D-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Related to Chronic Data - death
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1600 ppm/6H/14W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Blood - changes in spleen Related to Chronic Data - death
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1 pph/6H/14D-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Related to Chronic Data - death
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 100 ppm/6H/2Y-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Brain and Coverings - tumors
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 200 ppm/6H/2Y-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Reproductive - Tumorigenic effects - uterine tumors
MUTATION DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Sister chromatid exchange
- TEST SYSTEM :
- Rodent - hamster Ovary
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 100 mg/L
- 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: 13,60,1989 *** 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 22 mg/m3 (5 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: 52,299,1991 IARC Cancer Review:Human No Available 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: 52,299,1991 IARC Cancer Review:Group 3 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: 52,299,1991 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 200 ppm (890 mg/m3) 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: 3,105,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 200 ppm (890 mg/m3) 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 200 ppm (890 mg/m3) 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 200 ppm (890 mg/m3) 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 200 ppm (890 mg/m3) 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 200 ppm (890 mg/m3);STEL 250 ppm (1110 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 200 ppm (890 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 200 ppm (891 mg/m3);STEL 250 ppm (1100 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 200 ppm (890 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 200 ppm (890 mg/m3);STEL 250 ppm (1115 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 288 ppm (890 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 200 ppm (890 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 50 mg/m3;STEL 100 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 200 ppm (890 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 300 ppm (890 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 50 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 200 ppm (890 mg/m3);STEL 1000 ppm JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 200 ppm (890 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 200 ppm (890 mg/m3);STEL 250 ppm 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 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 31900 No. of Facilities: 14 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 196 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 31900 No. of Facilities: 1452 (estimated) No. of Industries: 15 No. of Occupations: 13 No. of Employees: 12285 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1535 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Hazard Codes ]:
F:Flammable
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R11;R20/22;R40
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S36/37
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 1891 6.1/PG 2
[ WGK Germany ]:
1
[ RTECS ]:
KH6475000
[ Packaging Group ]:
II
[ Hazard Class ]:
6.1
[ HS Code ]:
2903399090
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2903399090
[ Summary ]:
2903399090. brominated,fluorinated or iodinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons. VAT:17.0%. Tax rebate rate:13.0%. . MFN tariff:5.5%. General tariff:30.0%