Chemical |
Dimethylformamide |
CAS-number : |
68-12-2 |
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Synonyms : |
Dimetyyliformamidi |
DMF |
DMFA |
N,N-dimethylmethanamide |
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Sumformula of the chemical : |
C3H7NO |
EINECS-number : |
2006795 |
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Uses : |
Solvent.
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Boiling point, °C : |
153 |
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153 |
MITI 1992 |
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Log octanol/water coefficient, log Pow : |
-1.01 |
Sangster 1989 |
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Volatilization : |
Relative volatility (nBuAc=1) = 0.2
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Total degradation in water : |
Biodegradation:
4.4% by BOD
period: 14d
substance: 100 mg/l
sludge: 30 mg/l
(MITI 1992)
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Ready biodegradability : |
Confirmed to be non-biodegradable (Anon. 1987). |
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Bioconcentration factor, fishes : |
0.3 |
0.3 - 0.8, 8w, Cyprinus carpio, conc 0.02 mg/l, |
0.8 |
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0.3 |
0.3 - 1.2, 8w, Cyprinus carpio, conc 0.002 mg/l |
1.2 |
MITI 1992 |
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Other information of bioaccumulation : |
Confirmed to be non-accumulative or low accumulative (Anon.
1987).
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LD50 values to mammals in oral exposure, mg/kg : |
2800 |
orl-rat |
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LC50 values to crustaceans, mg/l : |
13000 |
48hr, Daphnia magna |
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LeBlanc & Surprenanat 1983 |
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LC50 values to fishes, mg/l : |
9800 |
48hr, Oryzias latipes, MITI 1992 |
References |
1848 | Anon. 1987a.
The list of the existing chemical substances tested
on biodegradability by microorganisms or bioaccumulation in
fish body by Chemicals Inspection & Testing Institute.
Ministry
of International Trade and Industry, MITI.
Japan. |
801 | LeBlanc, G.A. & Surprenant, D.C. 1983.
The acute and chronic
toxicity of acetone, dimethylformamide and triethylene
glycol to Daphnia magna (Straus).
Arch.
Environ.
Contam.
Toxicol. 12: 305. |
3105 | MITI 1992.
Biodegradation and bioaccumulation data of existing
chemicals based on the CSCL Japan.
Compild under the Safety
Division Basic Industries Bureau Ministry of International
Trade & Industry, Japan.
Edited by Chemicals Inspection &
Testing Institute, Japan.
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3104 | Sangster, J. 1989.
Octanol-water partition coefficients of
simple organic compounds.
J.
Phys.
Chem.
Ref.
Data, Vol 18, No.
3: 1111 - 1229. |