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Substance Name: Sulfuric acid [NF]
RN: 7664-93-9
UNII: O40UQP6WCF
InChIKey: QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Note

  • Acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size

Molecular Formula

  • H2-O4-S

Molecular Weight

  • 98.0778
 

Classification Codes

Classification Codes

  • Agricultural Chemical
  • Herbicide
  • Human Data
  • Mutation Data
  • Pharmaceutic Aid (Acidifying Agent)
  • Reproductive Effect
  • Skin / Eye Irritant
  • Tumor Data

Superlist Classification Codes

  • Known to be a Human Carcinogen
  • Overall Carcinogenic Evaluation: Group 1
  • Reportable Quantity (RQ) = 1000 lb
  • Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ) = 1000 lb
  • TWA 1 mg/m3
  • TWA 1 mg/m3; STEL 3 mg/m3; Suspected human carcinogen

Names and Synonyms

Name of Substance

  • Sulfuric acid
  • Sulfuric acid [NF]

Synonyms

  • Acide sulfurique
  • Acide sulfurique [French]
  • Acido solforico
  • Acido solforico [Italian]
  • Acido sulfurico
  • Acido sulfurico [Spanish]
  • Acidum sulfuricum
  • Battery acid
  • BOV
  • Caswell No. 815
  • Dihydrogen sulfate
  • Dipping acid
  • EC 231-639-5
  • EINECS 231-639-5
  • Electrolyte acid
  • EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 078001
  • HSDB 1811
  • Hydrogen sulfate
  • Mattling acid
  • Oil of vitreol
  • Oil of vitriol
  • Schwefelsaeure
  • Schwefelsaeureloesungen
  • Schwefelsaeureloesungen [German]
  • Sulfuric acid
  • Sulphuric acid
  • Sulphuricum acidum
  • UNII-O40UQP6WCF
  • Vitriol Brown Oil
  • Zwavelzuuroplossingen
  • Zwavelzuuroplossingen [Dutch]

Systematic Names

  • Sulfuric acid
  • Sulphuric acid

Superlist Names

  • Oil of vitriol
  • Sulfuric acid
  • sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog and other airborne forms of any particle size)
  • Sulfuric acid contained in strong inorganic acid mists
  • Sulfuric acid with >51% acid
  • Sulfuric acid with >51% acid [UN1830] [Corrosive]
  • Sulfuric acid with not >51% acid
  • Sulfuric acid with not >51% acid [UN2796] [Corrosive]
  • Sulfuric acid [Strong inorganic acid mists containing sulfuric acid]
  • Sulfuric acid, spent
  • Sulfuric acid, spent [UN1832] [Corrosive]
  • UN1830
  • UN1832
  • UN2796

Mixture Name

  • Opsonat

Registry Numbers

CAS Registry Number

  • 7664-93-9

FDA UNII

  • O40UQP6WCF

Other Registry Numbers

  • 119540-51-1
  • 127529-01-5
  • 140623-70-7

System Generated Number

  • 0007664939

Structure Descriptors

InChI

1S/H2O4S/c1-5(2,3)4/h(H2,1,2,3,4)

InChIKey

QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Smiles

S(=O)(=O)(O)O

Toxicity

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
guinea pig LC50 inhalation 18mg/m3 (18mg/m3) LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: OTHER CHANGES Medicina del Lavoro. Industrial Medicine. Vol. 45, Pg. 590, 1954.
human TCLo inhalation 1mg/m3/3H (1mg/m3) LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: OTHER CHANGES Inhalation Toxicology. Vol. 9, Pg. 731, 1997.
human TCLo inhalation 3mg/m3/24W (3mg/m3) MUSCULOSKELETAL: CHANGES IN TEETH AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURES British Journal of Industrial Medicine. Vol. 18, Pg. 63, 1961.
man LDLo unreported 135mg/kg (135mg/kg)   "Poisoning; Toxicology, Symptoms, Treatments," 2nd ed., Arena, J.M., Springfield, IL, C.C. Thomas, 1970Vol. 2, Pg. 73, 1970.
mouse LC50 inhalation 320mg/m3/2H (320mg/m3)   "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects, GKNT, 1982Vol. -, Pg. 107, 1982.
rat LC50 inhalation 510mg/m3/2H (510mg/m3)   "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects, GKNT, 1982Vol. -, Pg. 107, 1982.
rat LD50 oral 2140mg/kg (2140mg/kg)   American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. Vol. 30, Pg. 470, 1969.