CAS 556-52-5|Glycidol

Introduction:Basic information about CAS 556-52-5|Glycidol, including its chemical name, molecular formula, synonyms, physicochemical properties, and safety information, etc.
Common NameGlycidol
CAS Number556-52-5Molecular Weight74.078
Density1.2±0.1 g/cm3Boiling Point160-161 ºC
Molecular FormulaC3H6O2Melting Point-54ºC
MSDSChineseUSAFlash Point71 ºC
Symbol
GHS02, GHS06, GHS08
Signal WordDanger

Names

Nameglycidol
SynonymMore Synonyms

Chemical & Physical Properties

Density1.2±0.1 g/cm3
Boiling Point160-161 ºC
Melting Point-54ºC
Molecular FormulaC3H6O2
Molecular Weight74.078
Flash Point71 ºC
Exact Mass74.036781
PSA32.76000
LogP-0.95
Vapour density2.15 (vs air)
Vapour Pressure0.7±0.7 mmHg at 25°C
Index of Refraction1.455
InChIKeyCTKINSOISVBQLD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESOCC1CO1
StabilityStability Stable, but may explode on contact with strong acids, strong bases, heavy metals, heavy metal salts. May decompose on exposure to water or moist air.
Water Solubilitysoluble

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
UB4375000
CHEMICAL NAME :
1-Propanol, 2,3-epoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
556-52-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
0383562
LAST UPDATED :
199712
DATA ITEMS CITED :
76
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
C3-H6-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
74.09
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
T3OTJ B1Q

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
TYPE OF TEST :
Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
TYPE OF TEST :
Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
420 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 - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
580 ppm/8H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - emphysema Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
200 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 - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
431 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 :
450 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - emphysema Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
500 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 :
Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION :
1980 mg/kg
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 :
9600 mg/kg/16D-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 :
36400 mg/kg/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis) Endocrine - other changes
TYPE OF TEST :
TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
125 mg/m3/4H/17W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Brain and Coverings - recordings from specific areas of CNS Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - other changes
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
9600 mg/kg/16D-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 :
27300 mg/kg/13W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Brain and Coverings - demyelination Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in tubules (including acute renal failure, acute tubular necrosis) Related to Chronic Data - death
TYPE OF TEST :
TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION :
125 mg/m3/4H/17W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Brain and Coverings - recordings from specific areas of CNS
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
38625 mg/kg/2Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Gastrointestinal - tumors Skin and Appendages - tumors
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
25750 mg/kg/2Y-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Gastrointestinal - tumors Skin and Appendages - tumors
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
180 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION :
male 12 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - male fertility index (e.g. # males impregnating females per # males exposed to fertile nonpregnant females)
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
18200 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION :
male 13 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material, sperm morphology, motility, and count) Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
DOSE :
500 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION :
male 5 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - male fertility index (e.g. # males impregnating females per # males exposed to fertile nonpregnant females)
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
2 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION :
female 6-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death, e.g., stunted fetus)
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
6825 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION :
male 13 week(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material, sperm morphology, motility, and count)
TYPE OF TEST :
Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction
TYPE OF TEST :
Heritable translocation test
TYPE OF TEST :
Cytogenetic analysis
TYPE OF TEST :
Cytogenetic analysis

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM :
Rodent - hamster Lung
REFERENCE :
CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House, Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1980- Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,497,1990 *** 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 6.1 mg/m3 (2 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 50 ppm (150 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: 3,121,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 50 ppm (150 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 50 ppm (150 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 50 ppm (150 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 50 ppm (150 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 25 ppm (75 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 25 ppm (76 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:STEL 0.2 ppm (1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 50 ppm (150 mg/m3);STEL 75 ppm (225 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 25 ppm (75 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 50 ppm (150 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 50 ppm (150 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 50 ppm (150 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 25 ppm (75 mg/m3);STEL 50 ppm (150 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 50 ppm (150 mg/m3) 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 GLYCIDOL-air:10H TWA 25 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 : NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 35120 No. of Facilities: 88 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 10 No. of Employees: 4872 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 580 (estimated)

Safety Information

Symbol
GHS02, GHS06, GHS08
Signal WordDanger
Hazard StatementsH242-H302 + H312-H315-H319-H331-H335-H341-H350-H360F
Precautionary StatementsP201-P261-P280-P304 + P340 + P312-P308 + P313-P403 + P233
Personal Protective EquipmentEyeshields;Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
Hazard CodesT:Toxic;
Risk PhrasesR21/22;R23;R36/37/38;R45;R60;R68
Safety PhrasesS45-S53
RIDADRUN 2810
WGK Germany3
RTECSUB4375000
Packaging GroupIII
Hazard Class6.1(b)
HS Code2910900090

Customs

HS Code2910900090
Summary2910900090. epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers, with a three-membered ring, 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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Synonyms

2,3-epoxy-propanol
hydroxymethyl-oxirane
2-Oxiranylmethanol
Glycide
2,3-Epoxy-1-propanol
Epihydrin alcohol
Glycidyl alcohol
rac-2,3-epoxypropanol
3-Hydroxypropylene oxide
Oxiranylmethanol
rac-oxiranemethanol
EINECS 209-128-3
2-(hydroxymethyl)oxirane
Glycidol
UNII:S54CF1DV9A
Oxiranemethanol
(R,S)-Glycidol
oxiran-2-ylmethanol
2,3-epoxypropan-1-ol
2-Oxiranemethanol
(±)-GLYCIDOL
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