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29.3.2024

Data bank of environmental properties of chemicals


Chemical
Dimethylformamide
CAS-number :
68-12-2
 
Synonyms :
Dimetyyliformamidi
DMF
DMFA
N,N-dimethylmethanamide
 
Sumformula of the chemical :
C3H7NO
EINECS-number :
2006795
 
Uses :
Solvent.
 
Boiling point, °C :
153 
153  MITI 1992
 
Log octanol/water coefficient, log Pow :
-1.01  Sangster 1989
 
Volatilization :
Relative volatility (nBuAc=1) = 0.2
 
Total degradation in water :
Biodegradation:
4.4% by BOD
period: 14d
substance: 100 mg/l
sludge: 30 mg/l
(MITI 1992)
 
Ready biodegradability :
Confirmed to be non-biodegradable (Anon. 1987).
 
Bioconcentration factor, fishes :
0.3  0.3 - 0.8, 8w, Cyprinus carpio, conc 0.02 mg/l,
0.8 
0.3  0.3 - 1.2, 8w, Cyprinus carpio, conc 0.002 mg/l
1.2  MITI 1992
 
Other information of bioaccumulation :
Confirmed to be non-accumulative or low accumulative (Anon.
1987).
 
LD50 values to mammals in oral exposure, mg/kg :
2800  orl-rat
 
LC50 values to crustaceans, mg/l :
13000  48hr, Daphnia magna
  LeBlanc & Surprenanat 1983
 
LC50 values to fishes, mg/l :
9800  48hr, Oryzias latipes, MITI 1992

References
1848Anon. 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.
801LeBlanc, 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.
3105MITI 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.
3104Sangster, J. 1989. Octanol-water partition coefficients of simple organic compounds. J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Vol 18, No. 3: 1111 - 1229.

 
 
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