Bromoform
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
75-25-2
[ Name ]:
Bromoform
[Synonym ]:
3-Pentanyl 2-ethylbutanoate
EINECS 200-854-6
Tribromometan
Tribrommethaan
MFCD00000128
Butanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, 1-ethylpropyl ester
tribromo methane
Tribrommethan
Bromoform
CHBr3
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
0.9±0.1 g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
203.9±8.0 °C at 760 mmHg
[ Melting Point ]:
8 °C
[ Molecular Formula ]:
CHBr3
[ Molecular Weight ]:
186.291
[ Flash Point ]:
78.9±5.4 °C
[ Exact Mass ]:
186.161987
[ LogP ]:
4.06
[ Vapour density ]:
8.7 (vs air)
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.3±0.4 mmHg at 25°C
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.424
[ Stability ]:
Stability May be an explosion hazard, especially when heated. Stable, but light-sensitive. Non-flammable. Incompatible with chemically active metals, strong bases. May contain ca 1% ethanol or 1-pentene (amylene) as a stabilizer.
[ Water Solubility ]:
slightly soluble, 0.301 g/100 mL
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- PB5600000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Methane, tribromo-
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 75-25-2
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
- 1731048
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199712
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 64
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C-H-Br3
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 252.75
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- EYEE
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 143 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 933 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 45 gm/m3/4H
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 414 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - antipsychotic
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1072 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1274 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1820 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 410 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - species unspecified
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 12100 mg/m3
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 6230 mg/kg/4W-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Liver - other changes Liver - changes in liver weight Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 13 gm/kg/13W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Liver - other changes
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 5600 mg/kg/14D-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Related to Chronic Data - death
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 5840 mg/kg/1Y-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - other changes in urine composition
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 3500 mg/kg/14D-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Liver - changes in liver weight Endocrine - changes in spleen weight Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 6500 mg/kg/13W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Related to Chronic Data - death
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 10400 mg/kg/2Y-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Gastrointestinal - tumors
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1100 mg/kg/8W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Specific locus test
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Micronucleus test
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Cytogenetic analysis
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Cytogenetic analysis
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Micronucleus test
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Sister chromatid exchange
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Sister chromatid exchange
MUTATION DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Sister chromatid exchange
- TEST SYSTEM :
- Rodent - hamster Ovary
- REFERENCE :
- ENMUDM Environmental Mutagenesis. (New York, NY) V.1-9, 1979-87. For publisher information, see EMMUEG. Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,1,1985 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-Animal carcinogen 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 5.2 mg/m3 (0.5 ppm) (skin) 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 IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 52,213,1991 IARC Cancer Review:Human Inadequate Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 52,213,1991 IARC Cancer Review:Group 3 IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 52,213,1991 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) (skin) 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: 3,28,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) (skin) 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 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) (skin) 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 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) (skin) 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 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3) (skin) 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 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.5 ppm (5.2 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3);STEL 1.5 ppm (15 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3);Skin 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 BROMOFORM-air:10H TWA 0.5 ppm (Sk) 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 - 13160 No. of Facilities: 43 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 242 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 13160 No. of Facilities: 14 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 1473 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 230 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS02, GHS06, GHS08
[ Signal Word ]:
Danger
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H225-H301 + H311 + H331-H370
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P210-P260-P280-P301 + P310-P311
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)
[ Hazard Codes ]:
T:Toxic
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R22;R23;R36/38;R51/53
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S28-S45-S61-S28A-S36/37-S16-S7
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 2515 6.1/PG 3
[ WGK Germany ]:
3
[ RTECS ]:
PB5600000
[ Packaging Group ]:
III
[ Hazard Class ]:
6.1
[ HS Code ]:
2903399020
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2903399020
[ Summary ]:
2903399020 bromomethane。supervision conditions:14abxy。VAT:17.0%。tax rebate rate:0.0%。MFN tarrif:5.5%。general tariff:30.0%
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