Isopropyl ether
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
108-20-3
[ Name ]:
Isopropyl ether
[Synonym ]:
2-(propan-2-yloxy)propane
ether, isopropyl
Diiospropyl ether
izopropylowyeter
Isopropyl oxide
Ether,isopropyl
Isoprpyl ether
i-propyl ether
Isopropyl ether
Propane, 2,2'-oxybis-
2-Isopropoxy propane
Diisoproyl ether
(iso-C3H7)2O
EINECS 203-560-6
2,2'-Oxybispropane
Diisopropyl ether
diisopropyl-ether
MFCD00008880
DIPE
2-Isopropoxypropane
diisopropyloxide
di-isopropyl ether
Bis(isopropyl) ether
dipropan-2-yl ether
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
0.8±0.1 g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
68.3±0.0 °C at 760 mmHg
[ Melting Point ]:
-85.5 °C
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C6H14O
[ Molecular Weight ]:
102.175
[ Flash Point ]:
-12.8±0.0 °C
[ Exact Mass ]:
102.104462
[ PSA ]:
9.23000
[ LogP ]:
1.68
[ Vapour density ]:
3.5 (vs air)
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
152.3±0.1 mmHg at 25°C
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.384
[ Water Solubility ]:
9 g/L (20 ºC)
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- TZ5425000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Propane, 2,2'-oxybis-
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 108-20-3
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199712
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 44
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C6-H14-O
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 102.20
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- 1Y1&OY1&1
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Open irritation test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- REFERENCE :
- UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet. (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury Rd., Danbury, CT 06817) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4/10/1968 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 8470 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet. (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury Rd., Danbury, CT 06817) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4/10/1968
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 162 gm/m3
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
- REFERENCE :
- GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 19(10),55,1975
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Unreported
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 5880 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
- REFERENCE :
- GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 19(10),55,1975
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 131 gm/m3
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - general anesthetic Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
- REFERENCE :
- GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 19(10),55,1975
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 812 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- SCCUR* Shell Chemical Company. Unpublished Report. (2401 Crow Canyon Rd., San Romon, CA 94583) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,5,1961
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Unreported
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 3600 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
- REFERENCE :
- GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 19(10),55,1975
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 6 gm/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
- REFERENCE :
- JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. (Cambridge, MA) V.18-31, 1936-49. For publisher information, see AEHLAU. Volume(issue)/page/year: 21(3),72,1939
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 121 gm/m3
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity
- REFERENCE :
- GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 19(10),55,1975
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 20 mL/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet. (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury Rd., Danbury, CT 06817) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4/10/1968
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - species unspecified
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 6 gm/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 32(10),25,1988
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - species unspecified
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 130 gm/m3
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 32(10),25,1988 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2090 mg/m3/5H/22W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Brain and Coverings - recordings from specific areas of CNS Blood - other changes
- REFERENCE :
- GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 19(10),55,1975
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 3300 ppm/6H/13W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Liver - changes in liver weight Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight
- REFERENCE :
- JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. (Hemisphere Pub., 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1975/76- Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,29,1996
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2090 mg/m3/5H/22W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity Liver - liver function tests impaired
- REFERENCE :
- GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 19(10),55,1975 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- DOSE :
- 3095 ppm/6H
- SEX/DURATION :
- female 6-15 day(s) after conception
- REFERENCE :
- JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. (Hemisphere Pub., 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1975/76- Volume(issue)/page/year: 49,29,1996 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-STEL 1300 mg/m3 (310 ppm) 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 1040 mg/m3 (250 ppm) 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 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 250 ppm (1050 mg/m3) 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: 3,142,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 500 ppm (2100 mg/m3) 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 500 ppm (2100 mg/m3) 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 500 ppm (2100 mg/m3) 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 500 ppm (2100 mg/m3) 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-AUSTRALIA:TWA 250 ppm (1050 mg/m3);STEL 310 ppm (1320 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 250 ppm (1040 mg/m3);STEL 310 ppm (1300 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 250 ppm (1050 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 250 ppm (1050 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 500 ppm (2100 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 250 ppm (1050 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 500 ppm (2100 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 1000 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 100 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 250 ppm (1050 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 500 ppm (2100 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 250 ppm (1050 mg/m3);STEL 310 ppm 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 ISOPROPYL ETHER-air:10H TWA 500 ppm 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 - 25905 No. of Facilities: 952 (estimated) No. of Industries: 11 No. of Occupations: 11 No. of Employees: 12024 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 25905 No. of Facilities: 130 (estimated) No. of Industries: 5 No. of Occupations: 11 No. of Employees: 3253 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 1126 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS02, GHS07
[ Signal Word ]:
Danger
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H225-H336-H412
[ Supplemental HS ]:
May form explosive peroxides., Repeated exposure may cause skin dryness or cracking.
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P210-P261-P273
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
[ Hazard Codes ]:
F:Flammable
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R11;R19;R66;R67
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S9-S16-S29-S33
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 1159 3/PG 2
[ WGK Germany ]:
1
[ RTECS ]:
TZ5425000
[ Packaging Group ]:
II
[ Hazard Class ]:
3
[ HS Code ]:
2909199090
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2909199090
[ Summary ]:
2909199090. other acyclic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives. VAT:17.0%. Tax rebate rate:13.0%. . MFN tariff:5.5%. General tariff:30.0%
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