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20.4.2024

Data bank of environmental properties of chemicals


Chemical
Isobutylacetate
CAS-number :
110-19-0
 
Synonyms :
Isobutyyliasetaatti
 
Sumformula of the chemical :
C6H12O2
EINECS-number :
2037451
 
Uses :
Solvent.
 
Odor :
Quality: sweet, ester
Hedonic tone: pleasant
Threshold odour concentration
absolute: 0.35 ppm
50 % recognition: 0.50 ppm
100 % recognition: 0.50 ppm
Odour index 100 % recognition: 34 200
(Hellman & Small 1974)
 
Water solubility, mg/l :
7500  20 °C
 
Boiling point, °C :
117.2 
 
Volatilization :
Relative volatility (nBuAc=1) = 1.45
 
LD50 values to mammals in oral exposure, mg/kg :
13000  orl-rat
 
Effects on microorganisms :
Toxicity threshold (cell multiplication inhibition test):
bacteria (Pseudomonas putida): 200 mg/l
(Bringmann & Kühn 1980a)
 
LOEC values to algae, mg/l :
80  rpd,schr, Scenedesmus quadricauda,
  Bringmann & Kühn 1980a
 
Other information of water organisms :
Toxicity threshold (cell multiplication inhibition test):
green algae (Scenedesmus quadricauda): 80 mg/l
protozoa (Entosiphon sulcatum): 411 mg/l
(Bringmann & Kühn 1980a)

References
188Bringmann, G. & Kühn, R. 1980a. Comparison of the toxicity thresholds of water pollutants to bacteria, algae and protozoa in the cell multiplication inhibition test. Water Res. 14: 231 - 241.
1673Hellman, T.M. & Small, F.H. 1974. Characterization of the odour properties of 101 petrochemicals using sensory methods. J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc. 24: 979 - 982.

 
 
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