methylsulphonal

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
76-20-0

[ Name ]:
methylsulphonal

[Synonym ]:
sek.-Butyliden-bis-aethylsulfon
TRIONAL
Tional
Metilosulfonal
2,2-bis-ethanesulfonyl-butane
Sulfonethylmethanum
Sulfonethylmethane
2,2-Bis-aethansulfonyl-butan
Methylsulphonal
Trionalon
Methylsulfonal
Methylsulfonalum

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.195g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
444.4ºC at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
74-76°

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₈H₁₈O₄S₂

[ Molecular Weight ]:
242.35600

[ Flash Point ]:
283.2ºC

[ Exact Mass ]:
242.06500

[ PSA ]:
85.04000

[ LogP ]:
3.14360

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.471

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: EJ5250000

CHEMICAL NAME :: Butane, 2,2-bis(ethylsulfonyl)-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 76-20-0

BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :: 1785184

LAST UPDATED :: 199612

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 1

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: C8-H18-O4-S2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :: 242.38

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :: WS2&X2&1&SW2

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :: 1900 mg/kg/1W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Skin and Appendages - tumors

REFERENCE :: BJCAAI British Journal of Cancer. (Macmillan Press Ltd., Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hants. RG21 2XS, UK) V.1- 1947- Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,177,1955