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Other names/abbreviations: Vinyl pentyl carbinol
Pentyl vinyl carbinol



Empirical formula: C8H16O1
CAS-Number: 3391-86-4
EINECS-Number: 222-226-0



Chemical properties

Solubility
Water: Insoluble (20 °C) [1]
Organic solvents: Soluble (20 °C) [1]


Biological properties

Acute toxicity:
LD50 (oral, rat): 340 mg/kg [1]
LD50 (dermal, rabbit): > 200 mg/kg [1]
LC50 (inhalation, rat): 3.72 mg/L /4 h [1]


Safety

Symbol: Xn
R-phrases: 22-36/38
S-phrases: -


Physical properties

Appearance

Physical state @ 20°C: Liquid [1]
Color: Colourless [1]
Odor: Characteristic [1]


Bulk properties

Molecular weight (g/mol): 128.22 [1]
Melting point (°C): -49 [1]
Boiling point (°C): 173-175 [1]
79-81 (20 hPa) [1]
Ignition temperature (°C): 245 [1]
Flash point (°C): 68 [1]
Explosion limits (vol. %): 0.9-8 [1]
Density (g/cm3): 0.84 (20 °C) [1]


Optical properties

Refractive index: 1.4378 (589 nm, 20 °C) [1]


Misc.

Vapour pressure (Pa): 100 (20 °C) [1]
300 (50 °C) [1]


References

1: Merck. ChemDAT The Merck Chemical Database Ver. 1.1.5







© Michael Pilgaard
Created: October 24, 2008
Last update: November 3, 2008