hexabromobiphenyl
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
36355-01-8
[ Name ]:
hexabromobiphenyl
[Synonym ]:
hexabromobiphenyl(unspecifiedlobationofbromines)
hexabromo-1,1'-biphenyl
EINECS 252-994-2
Polybrominated biphenyl
polybromobiphenyl
1,1-Biphenyl,hexabromo
hexabromo-bipheny
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
2.492g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
484.7ºC at 760mmHg
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C12H4Br6
[ Molecular Weight ]:
627.58400
[ Flash Point ]:
237.8ºC
[ Exact Mass ]:
621.54100
[ LogP ]:
7.92860
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.696
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- DV5330000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Biphenyl, hexabromo-
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 36355-01-8
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199710
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 7
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C12-H4-Br6
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 :
- 21500 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- MFLRA3 Mededelingen van de Faculteit Landbouwwetenschappen, Rijksuniversiteit Gent. Communications of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, State University of Ghent. (Rijksuniversiteit Gent, Faculteit Labdbouwwettenschappen, Coupure 653, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium) V.35- 1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,709,1973
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- >15 gm/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Liver - other changes Skin and Appendages - hair
- REFERENCE :
- SRTCAC Science Reports of the Research Institutes, Tohoku University, Series C: Medicine. (Tohoku University, Research Institute for Tuberculosis and Cancer, 4-1 Seiryo-machi, Sendai, Japan) V.1- 1949- Volume(issue)/page/year: 36(1-4),10,1989
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 5 gm/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Liver - hepatitis (hepatocellular necrosis), zonal
- REFERENCE :
- AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. (AIHA, 475 Wolf Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311) V.19- 1958- Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,307,1977
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Bird - quail
- DOSE/DURATION :
- >1 gm/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- MFLRA3 Mededelingen van de Faculteit Landbouwwetenschappen, Rijksuniversiteit Gent. Communications of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, State University of Ghent. (Rijksuniversiteit Gent, Faculteit Labdbouwwettenschappen, Coupure 653, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium) V.35- 1970- Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,709,1973
Safety Information
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 3152
[ Packaging Group ]:
II
[ Hazard Class ]:
9