Zinc chloride

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Names

[ CAS No. ]:
7646-85-7

[ Name ]:
Zinc chloride

[Synonym ]:
TMAO
N,N-Dimethylmethanamine N-oxide
Triox
EINECS 201-064-4
Zinc chloride
anhydrous trimethylamine N-oxide
anhydrous trimethylamine oxide
Methanamine,N,N-dimethyl-,N-oxide
trimethylamine-N-oxide
Trimethylamine oxide
MFCD00004679
anhydrous zinc chloride
Trimethyloxamine

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
2.91g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
219-220ºC at 10 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
167-172ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
Cl2Zn

[ Molecular Weight ]:
136.315

[ Flash Point ]:
732ºC

[ Exact Mass ]:
133.866852

[ LogP ]:
1.37650

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
1 mm Hg ( 428 °C)

MSDS

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
ZH1400000
CHEMICAL NAME :
Zinc chloride
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
7646-85-7
LAST UPDATED :
199712
DATA ITEMS CITED :
74
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
Cl2-Zn
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
136.27
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
ZN G2

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Human - child
DOSE/DURATION :
169 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol) Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
TYPE OF TEST :
TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Human - man
DOSE/DURATION :
4800 mg/m3/30M
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
350 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 :
1960 mg/m3/10M
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - effect, not otherwise specified Behavioral - excitement
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
58 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - miosis (pupillary constriction) Vascular - BP elevation not characterized in autonomic section Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
3690 ug/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 - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
329 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 :
24 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 :
Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
330 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 :
Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
9090 ug/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 :
Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION :
11 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 :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION :
200 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 :
Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION :
173 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 :
910 mg/kg/26W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - other Enzymes
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION :
6875 mg/kg/39W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Cardiac - EKG changes not diagnostic of specified effects Vascular - BP elevation not characterized in autonomic section Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - hamster
DOSE/DURATION :
17 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Gastrointestinal - colon tumors
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Parenteral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION :
15 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Reproductive - Tumorigenic effects - testicular tumors
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
155 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION :
male 33 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - other effects on male Endocrine - changes in luteinizing hormone Endocrine - changess in gonadotropins
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
DOSE :
30 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION :
female 7-8 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or resorbed implants per total number of implants) Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death, e.g., stunted fetus) Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetal death
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
DOSE :
20500 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION :
female 8 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or resorbed implants per total number of implants) Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
DOSE :
12500 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION :
female 11 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intravaginal
DOSE :
29184 ug/kg
SEX/DURATION :
female 1 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - female fertility index (e.g. # females pregnant per # sperm positive females; # females pregnant per # females mated)
TYPE OF TEST :
Specific locus test
TYPE OF TEST :
DNA inhibition
TYPE OF TEST :
Cytogenetic analysis

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
Morphological transformation
TEST SYSTEM :
Rodent - hamster Embryo
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CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year: 39,193,1979 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-STEL 2 mg/m3, vapor 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 1 mg/m3, fume 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 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW ANAEA3 Annals of Allergy. (American College of Allergists, POB 20671, Bloomington, MN 55420) V.1- 1943- Volume(issue)/page/year: 35,165,1975 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW FOREAE Food Research. (Champaign, IL) V.1-25, 1936-60. For publisher information, see JFDSAZ. Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,313,1942 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,105,1971 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW PEXTAR Progress in Experimental Tumor Research. (S. Karger AG, Postfach CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland) V.1- 1960- Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,102,1969 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,7740,1989 MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 1 mg/m3 (fume) 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: 3,283,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 1 mg/m3, fume 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 mg/m3, fume 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 mg/m3, fume 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 mg/m3, fume 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-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 1 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 1 mg/m3;STEL 2 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 1 mg/m3;STEL 2 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 1 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 1 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 1 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 1 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:TWA 1 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 1 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 1 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 1 mg/m3 (fume) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 1 mg/m3;STEL 2 mg/m3 (fume) 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 ZINC CHLORIDE FUME-air:10H TWA 1 mg/m3;STEL 2 mg/m3 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 - 77150 No. of Facilities: 20416 (estimated) No. of Industries: 192 No. of Occupations: 84 No. of Employees: 185570 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 77150 No. of Facilities: 22612 (estimated) No. of Industries: 172 No. of Occupations: 115 No. of Employees: 353004 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 87750 (estimated)

Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS05, GHS07, GHS09

[ Signal Word ]:
Danger

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H302-H314-H410

[ Supplemental HS ]:
May form explosive peroxides.

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P260-P280-P301 + P312 + P330-P303 + P361 + P353-P304 + P340 + P310-P305 + P351 + P338

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;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 ]:
C:Corrosive

[ Risk Phrases ]:
36/37/38-50/53-34-22-51/53-67-66-19-12-11

[ Safety Phrases ]:
26-36-61-60-45-36/37/39

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 2331

[ WGK Germany ]:
2

[ RTECS ]:
TY2900000

[ Packaging Group ]:
I

[ Hazard Class ]:
8.0

[ HS Code ]:
2827399000

Synthetic Route

Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

  • Tetrachlorosilane
  • Zinc
  • Hydrochloric acid
  • Chlorine
  • Trichloroacetic acid
  • Zinc Acetate
  • Boron trichloride
  • selenium chloride
  • Zinc sulphate
  • (1,3-di-tert-butyl-2,4-diethyl-1,3,2,4-diazadiboretidine)-zinc-dichloride

DownStream

  • zinc,ethene
  • 2-CHLOROBENZYLZINC CHLORIDE
  • Zinc Acetate
  • Zinc citrate dihydrate
  • 2-METHOXYBENZYLZINC CHLORIDE
  • Diethylzinc
  • DIETHYLALUMINUM CHLORIDE
  • Zinc diformate
  • 4-FLUOROBENZYLZINC CHLORIDE
  • zinc dipropionate

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2827399000

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Related Compounds

  • ethyl zinc chloride
  • Zinc chloride (ZnCl)
  • Sodium zinc chloride
  • Zinc chloride hydrate
  • Zinc chloride,hydrate
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