Agent Name | 3-Heptanol |
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CAS Number | 589-82-2 |
Formula | C7-H16-O |
Major Category | Solvents |
Synonyms | 3-Hydroxyheptane; Butyl ethyl carbinol; Ethyl butyl carbinol; [ChemIDplus] n-Butyl ethyl carbinol; [Alfa Aesar MSDS] UN1987 |
Category | Alcohols (<C12) |
Description | Colorless liquid; [Alfa Aesar MSDS] |
Sources/Uses | Used as flavoring agent or adjuvant; [FDA] |
Comments | Causes ataxia, irritability, and dyspnea in dermal lethal-dose studies of rabbits and oral lethal-dose studies of mice and rats; Causes other changes to organs (kidney, lungs, and liver) and optic nerve neuropathy in repeated-dose inhalation studies (species not specified); [RTECS] Safe when used as a flavoring agent in food; [JECFA] A skin and strong eye irritant; [Alfa Aesar MSDS] |
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Vapor Pressure | 0.74 mm Hg |
Explanatory Notes | The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Alcohols, n.o.s." |
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Neurotoxin | CNS Solvent Syndrome |
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Diseases | Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent: |