guanidine
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
113-00-8
[ Name ]:
guanidine
[Synonym ]:
Imidourea
amino-amidine
Aminoformamidine
Carbamidine
Iminourea
EINECS 204-021-8
guanidino acid
Guanidin
Aminomethanamidine
Carbamamidine
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.55g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
132.9ºC at 760mmHg
[ Molecular Formula ]:
CH5N3
[ Molecular Weight ]:
59.07050
[ Flash Point ]:
34.2ºC
[ Exact Mass ]:
59.04830
[ PSA ]:
75.89000
[ LogP ]:
0.33890
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
8.67mmHg at 25°C
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.595
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- ME7750000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Guanidine
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 113-00-8
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
- 0506044
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199709
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 6
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C-H5-N3
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 59.09
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- ZYZUM
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 150 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- HBAMAK "Abdernalden's Handbuch der Biologischen Arbeitsmethoden." (Leipzig, Ger. Dem. Rep.) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,1352,1935
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 350 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- BEXBAN Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine (English Translation). Translation of BEBMAE. (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013) V.41- 1956- Volume(issue)/page/year: 61,291,1966
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 266 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- HBAMAK "Abdernalden's Handbuch der Biologischen Arbeitsmethoden." (Leipzig, Ger. Dem. Rep.) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,1352,1935
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 500 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- 85KYAH "Merck Index; an Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals", 11th ed., Rahway, NJ 07065, Merck & Co., Inc. 1989 Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,718,1989
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Amphibian - frog
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 3 gm/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- REFERENCE :
- HBAMAK "Abdernalden's Handbuch der Biologischen Arbeitsmethoden." (Leipzig, Ger. Dem. Rep.) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,1352,1935 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X6654 No. of Facilities: 78 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 465 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 78 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 1759
[ Packaging Group ]:
II