| Chemical |
Methylmercaptan |
| CAS-number : |
74-93-1 |
| |
| Synonyms : |
| methanethiol |
| methylthioalcohol |
| metyylimerkaptaani |
| |
| Sumformula of the chemical : |
| CH4S |
| EINECS-number : |
| 2008221 |
| |
| State and appearance : |
colourless gas
|
| |
| Molecular weight : |
48.11 |
| |
| Melting point, °C : |
| -123.1 |
|
| |
| Boiling point, °C : |
| 6 |
6 - 7.6 |
| 7.6 |
|
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| LC50 values to mammals in inhalation exposure, mg/m3 : |
| 1700 |
2 hr, ihl-mus, Lewis & Sweet 1984 |
| |
| LC50 values to mammals in inhalation exposure, ppm : |
| 675 |
1.35 mg/l, ihl-rat, Lewis & Sweet 1984 |
| |
| LC50 values to fishes, mg/l : |
| 0.95 |
96 hr, Oncorhynchus kisutch |
| 0.65 |
120 hr, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |
| |
Adelman & Smith Jr. 1972 |
References |
| 11 | Adelman, I.R. & Smith, L.L., Jr. 1976a.
Fathead minnows
(Pimephales promelas) and goldfish (Carassius auratus) as
standard fish in bioassay and their reaction to potential
reference toxicants.
J.
Fish.
Res.
Bd.
Canada 33: 209 - 214. |
| 10 | Adelman, I.R. & Smith, L.L., Jr. 1972.
Toxicity of
hydrogen sulfide to goldfish (Carassius auratus) as
influenced by temperature, oxygen and bioassay techniques.
J.
Fish.
Res.
Bd Can. 29: 1309 - 1317. |
| 12 | Adelman, I.R., Smith, L.L., Jr. & Sieennop, G.D. 1976b.
Effect of size or age of goldfish and fathead minnows on use
of pentachlorophenol as a reference toxicant.
Water Res.
100: 685 - 687. |
| 1589 | Lewis, R.J. & Sweet, D.V. 1984.
Registry of toxic effects of
chemical substances.
National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health.
No. 83-107-4. |
