Glycolaldehyde
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
141-46-8
[ Name ]:
Glycolaldehyde
[Synonym ]:
glycol-aldehyde
Glycolic aldehyde
2-hydroxyethanal
hydroxy ethanal
Methylolformaldehyde
Glycolaldehyde
EINECS 205-484-9
2-OH-acetaldehyde
2-Oxoethanol
Diose
Hydroxyethanal
GLYCOALDEHYDE
Acetaldehyde, 2-hydroxy-
Monomethylolformaldehyde
Glycollaldehyde
hydroxyacetaldehyde
2-Hydroxyacetaldehyde
Hydroxyacetaldehyd
Acetaldehyde,hydroxy
Methylol formaldehyde
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.1±0.1 g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
131.3±23.0 °C at 760 mmHg
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C2H4O2
[ Molecular Weight ]:
60.052
[ Flash Point ]:
42.0±15.2 °C
[ Exact Mass ]:
60.021130
[ PSA ]:
37.30000
[ LogP ]:
-0.95
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
4.1±0.5 mmHg at 25°C
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.379
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- MC2980000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Glycolaldehyde
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 141-46-8
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
- 0506029
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199612
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 5
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C2-H4-O2
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 60.06
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- VH1Q
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 3 gm/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 280 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
MUTATION DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- DNA damage
- TEST SYSTEM :
- Human Lymphocyte
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 5 mmol/L
- REFERENCE :
- MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 304,229,1994 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X6706 No. of Facilities: 7 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 1822 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 272 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ HS Code ]:
2912491000
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2912491000
[ Summary ]:
2912491000. other aldehyde-alcohols. VAT:17.0%. Tax rebate rate:13.0%. . MFN tariff:5.5%. General tariff:30.0%