Benzotrichloride
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
98-07-7
[ Name ]:
Benzotrichloride
[Synonym ]:
EINECS 202-634-5
Benzotrichloride
MFCD00000786
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.38 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
[ Boiling Point ]:
219-223 °C760 mm Hg(lit.)
[ Melting Point ]:
−7.5-−7 °C(lit.)
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C7H5Cl3
[ Molecular Weight ]:
195.47400
[ Flash Point ]:
207 °F
[ Exact Mass ]:
193.94600
[ LogP ]:
3.51330
[ Vapour density ]:
6.77 (vs air)
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.2 mm Hg ( 20 °C)
[ Index of Refraction ]:
n20/D 1.557(lit.)
[ Stability ]:
Stable, but moisture sensitive. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, moisture.
[ Water Solubility ]:
HYDROLYSIS
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- XT9275000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Toluene, alpha,alpha,alpha-trichloro-
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 98-07-7
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
- 0508152
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199806
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 43
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C7-H5-Cl3
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 195.47
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- GXGGR
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 :
- 6 gm/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 :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 19 ppm/2H
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - muscle contraction or spasticity Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 702 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 :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 8 ppm/2H
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Brain and Coverings - recordings from specific areas of CNS Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 4 gm/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - excitement Liver - other changes Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Amphibian - frog
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2150 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Autonomic Nervous System - other (direct) parasympathomimetic Behavioral - changes in motor activity (specific assay)
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - species unspecified
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1300 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 :
- 60 mg/m3
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 100 mg/m3/2H/9W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes Vascular - BP lowering not characterized in autonomic section Blood - leukopenia
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 49 mg/m3/4W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Related to Chronic Data - death
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1380 mg/kg/25W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors Gastrointestinal - tumors
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1620 ppb/30M/22W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors Skin and Appendages - tumors
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 9200 mg/kg/50W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors Skin and Appendages - tumors
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 287 mg/kg/8W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 16320 mg/kg/31W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors Skin and Appendages - tumors
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 17600 mg/kg/42W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors Skin and Appendages - tumors
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 34000 mg/kg/31W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors Skin and Appendages - tumors
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 35200 mg/kg/42W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Blood - lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease Skin and Appendages - tumors
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 288 mg/kg/8W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TD - Toxic dose (other than lowest)
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intraperitoneal
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1440 mg/kg/8W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - Kidney tumors Blood - lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease
MUTATION DATA
- TEST SYSTEM :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 1 ppm/6H/4W (Intermittent)
- REFERENCE :
- MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 164,272,1986 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-Suspected human 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-CL 0.8 mg/m3 (0.1 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 Sufficient 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: 29,73,1982 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: 29,73,1982 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-FINLAND;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN;Carcinogen JAN 1993 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - X7402 No. of Facilities: 43 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 171 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS05, GHS06, GHS08
[ Signal Word ]:
Danger
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H302-H315-H318-H331-H335-H350
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P201-P261-P280-P305 + P351 + P338-P311
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
[ Hazard Codes ]:
T:Toxic;
[ Risk Phrases ]:
R22;R23;R37/38;R41;R45
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S53-S45
[ RIDADR ]:
UN 2226 8/PG 2
[ WGK Germany ]:
3
[ RTECS ]:
XT9275000
[ Packaging Group ]:
II
[ Hazard Class ]:
8
[ HS Code ]:
2903999090
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2903999090
[ Summary ]:
2903999090 halogenated derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons VAT:17.0% Tax rebate rate:9.0% Supervision conditions:none MFN tariff:5.5% General tariff:30.0%
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