Phthalonitrile
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
91-15-6
[ Name ]:
Phthalonitrile
[Synonym ]:
o-Dicyanobenzene
EINECS 202-044-8
Phthalodinitril
1,2-DICYANOBENZENE
o-pdn[qr]
Phthalonitrile
dicyanobenzene
PHTHALICNITRILE
o-PDN
o-phthalonitrile
Ftalodinitril
o-Cyanobenzonitrile
o-Benzenedinitrile
o-Phthalodinitrile
Ftalonitril
phthalodinitrile
1,2-Benzenedicarbonitrile
1,2-Benzodinitrile
o-Benzenedicarbonitrile
MFCD00001771
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.2±0.1 g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
304.6±25.0 °C at 760 mmHg
[ Melting Point ]:
137-139 °C(lit.)
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C8H4N2
[ Molecular Weight ]:
128.131
[ Flash Point ]:
153.3±17.1 °C
[ Exact Mass ]:
128.037445
[ PSA ]:
47.58000
[ LogP ]:
1.07
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±0.6 mmHg at 25°C
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.566
[ Stability ]:
Stable. Incompatible with strong bases, strong acids, strong oxidizing agents, strong reducing agents.
[ Water Solubility ]:
0.56 g/L (25 ºC)
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- TI8575000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Phthalonitrile
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 91-15-6
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199710
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 15
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C8-H4-N2
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 128.14
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- NCR BCN
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 :
- 125 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
- REFERENCE :
- ZAARAM Zentralblatt fuer Arbeitsmedizin und Arbeitsschutz. (Darmstadt, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1-25, 1951-75. Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,225,1969
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 62 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- KJMDA6 Kobe Journal of the Medical Sciences. (Kobe Univ. School of Medicine, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650, Japan) V.1- 1951- Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,63,1965
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 65 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
- REFERENCE :
- INHEAO Industrial Health. (National Institute of Industrial Health, 6-21-1 Nagao, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, 213 Japan) V.1- 1963- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,11,1966
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 25 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: AD277-689
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 46 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
- REFERENCE :
- INHEAO Industrial Health. (National Institute of Industrial Health, 6-21-1 Nagao, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, 213 Japan) V.1- 1963- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,11,1966
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - cat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 20 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
- REFERENCE :
- ZAARAM Zentralblatt fuer Arbeitsmedizin und Arbeitsschutz. (Darmstadt, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1-25, 1951-75. Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,225,1969
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 25 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
- REFERENCE :
- ZAARAM Zentralblatt fuer Arbeitsmedizin und Arbeitsschutz. (Darmstadt, Fed. Rep. Ger.) V.1-25, 1951-75. Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,225,1969 ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 7425 mg/kg/66W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Liver - tumors Blood - leukemia
- REFERENCE :
- VOONAW Voprosy Onkologii. Problems of Oncology. For English translation, see PONCAU. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-10, 1928-37; V.1- 1955- Volume(issue)/page/year: 18(1),81,1972
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 473 mg/kg/21W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Liver - tumors Blood - leukemia
- REFERENCE :
- VOONAW Voprosy Onkologii. Problems of Oncology. For English translation, see PONCAU. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-10, 1928-37; V.1- 1955- Volume(issue)/page/year: 18(1),81,1972
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 21 gm/kg/65W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Liver - tumors Blood - leukemia
- REFERENCE :
- VOONAW Voprosy Onkologii. Problems of Oncology. For English translation, see PONCAU. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-10, 1928-37; V.1- 1955- Volume(issue)/page/year: 18(1),81,1972
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 813 mg/kg/46W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Blood - leukemia Reproductive - Tumorigenic effects - ovarian tumors
- REFERENCE :
- VOONAW Voprosy Onkologii. Problems of Oncology. For English translation, see PONCAU. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-10, 1928-37; V.1- 1955- Volume(issue)/page/year: 18(1),81,1972
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 7 gm/kg/63W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Blood - leukemia Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
- REFERENCE :
- VOONAW Voprosy Onkologii. Problems of Oncology. For English translation, see PONCAU. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-10, 1928-37; V.1- 1955- Volume(issue)/page/year: 18(1),81,1972
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS06
[ Signal Word ]:
Danger
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H300
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P264-P301 + P310
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;Gloves;type P2 (EN 143) respirator cartridges
[ Hazard Codes ]:
T:Toxic;
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R23/24/25
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S36/37/39-S45-S28A
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 3439 6.1/PG 2
[ WGK Germany ]:
1
[ RTECS ]:
TI8575000
[ Packaging Group ]:
II
[ Hazard Class ]:
6.1
[ HS Code ]:
2926909090
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2926909090
[ Summary ]:
HS:2926909090 other nitrile-function compounds VAT:17.0% Tax rebate rate:9.0% Supervision conditions:none MFN tariff:6.5% General tariff:30.0%
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