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Substance Name: n-Propanol
RN: 71-23-8
UNII: 96F264O9SV
InChIKey: BDERNNFJNOPAEC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Note

  • A colorless liquid made by oxidation of aliphatic hydrocarbons that is used as a solvent and chemical intermediate.

Molecular Formula

  • C3-H8-O

Molecular Weight

  • 60.0952
 

Classification Codes

Classification Codes

  • Agricultural Chemical
  • Human Data
  • Mutation Data
  • Reproductive Effect
  • Skin / Eye Irritant
  • Tumor Data
  • Unspecified / Unclassified Pesticide

Superlist Classification Codes

  • TWA 200 ppm (500 mg/m3)
  • TWA 200 ppm; STEL 400 ppm; Confirmed animal carcinogen with unkwnown relevance to humans

Names and Synonyms

Name of Substance

  • 1-Propanol
  • n-Propanol
  • n-Propyl alcohol

MeSH Heading

  • 1-Propanol

Synonyms

  • 1-Hydroxypropane
  • 1-Propyl alcohol
  • 4-01-00-01413 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
  • AI3-16115
  • Albacol
  • Alcohol, propyl
  • Alcool propilico
  • Alcool propilico [Italian]
  • Alcool propylique
  • Alcool propylique [French]
  • BRN 1098242
  • Caswell No. 709A
  • CCRIS 3202
  • EC 200-746-9
  • EINECS 200-746-9
  • EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 047502
  • Ethyl carbinol
  • Ethylcarbinol
  • FEMA No. 2928
  • FEMA Number 2928
  • HSDB 115
  • n-Propan-1-ol
  • n-Propanol
  • n-Propyl alcohol
  • n-Propyl alkohol
  • n-Propyl alkohol [German]
  • NSC 30300
  • Optal
  • Osmosol Extra
  • Propanol
  • Propanol-1
  • Propanole
  • Propanole [German]
  • Propanolen
  • Propanolen [Dutch]
  • Propanoli
  • Propanoli [Italian]
  • Propyl alcohol (natural)
  • Propyl alcohol, normal
  • Propylic alcohol
  • Propylowy alkohol
  • Propylowy alkohol [Polish]
  • UNII-96F264O9SV

Systematic Names

  • 1-Propanol
  • Propan-1-ol
  • Propyl alcohol

Superlist Names

  • 1-Propanol
  • n-Propanol
  • n-Propanol or propyl alcohol, normal
  • n-Propanol or propyl alcohol, normal [UN1274] [Flammable liquid]
  • n-Propyl alcohol
  • Propanol, 1-
  • Propyl alcohol
  • UN1274

Registry Numbers

CAS Registry Number

  • 71-23-8

FDA UNII

  • 96F264O9SV

System Generated Number

  • 0000071238

Structure Descriptors

InChI

InChI=1S/C3H8O/c1-2-3-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3

InChIKey

BDERNNFJNOPAEC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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CCCO

Toxicity

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
cat LDLo intravenous 4008mg/kg (4008mg/kg)   Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Vol. 16, Pg. 1, 1920.
dog LDLo oral 3gm/kg (3000mg/kg) BLOOD: HEMORRHAGE

GASTROINTESTINAL: OTHER CHANGES		 Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances, Academie des Sciences. Vol. 81, Pg. 192, 1875.
dog LDLo subcutaneous 4gm/kg (4000mg/kg) BLOOD: HEMORRHAGE

GASTROINTESTINAL: OTHER CHANGES		 Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances, Academie des Sciences. Vol. 81, Pg. 192, 1875.
guinea pig LD50 intraperitoneal 1208mg/kg (1208mg/kg)   EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 61, Pg. 321, 1985.
hamster LD50 intraperitoneal 2338mg/kg (2338mg/kg)   EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 61, Pg. 321, 1985.
mammal (species unspecified) LDLo subcutaneous 5gm/kg (5000mg/kg) LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: OTHER CHANGES

PERIPHERAL NERVE AND SENSATION: SPASTIC PARALYSIS WITH OR WITHOUT SENSORY CHANGE

BEHAVIORAL: GENERAL ANESTHETIC		 Archiv fuer Toxikologie. Vol. 16, Pg. 84, 1956.
mouse LC50 inhalation 48gm/m3 (48000mg/m3)   Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. Vol. 18(3), Pg. 48, 1974.
mouse LD50 intraperitoneal 3125mg/kg (3125mg/kg)   EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 61, Pg. 321, 1985.
mouse LD50 intravenous 697mg/kg (697mg/kg)   EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 61, Pg. 321, 1985.
mouse LD50 oral 6800mg/kg (6800mg/kg)   Proceedings of the European Society for the Study of Drug Toxicity. Vol. 9, Pg. 276, 1968.
mouse LD50 subcutaneous 4700mg/kg (4700mg/kg)   Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. Vol. 18, Pg. 185, 1971.
rabbit LD50 intraperitoneal 515mg/kg (515mg/kg)   EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 61, Pg. 321, 1985.
rabbit LD50 intravenous 483mg/kg (483mg/kg)   EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 61, Pg. 321, 1985.
rabbit LD50 oral 2825mg/kg (2825mg/kg)   Industrial Medicine and Surgery. Vol. 41, Pg. 31, 1972.
rabbit LD50 skin 5040mg/kg (5040mg/kg)   AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine. Vol. 10, Pg. 61, 1954.
rabbit LDLo subcutaneous 3gm/kg (3000mg/kg)   "Zur Pharmakologie Ungesattigter Alkohole, Dissertation," Bock, H., Pharmakologischen Institu der Universitat Breslau, Poland, 1930Vol. -, Pg. -, 1930.
rabbit LDLo unreported 4500mg/kg (4500mg/kg)   Therapeutische Monatshefte. Vol. 6, Pg. 327, 1892.
rat LCLo inhalation 4000ppm/4H (4000ppm)   AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine. Vol. 10, Pg. 61, 1954.
rat LD50 intraperitoneal 2164mg/kg (2164mg/kg)   EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 61, Pg. 321, 1985.
rat LD50 intravenous 590mg/kg (590mg/kg)   EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 61, Pg. 321, 1985.
rat LD50 oral 1870mg/kg (1870mg/kg)   AMA Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine. Vol. 10, Pg. 61, 1954.
women LDLo oral 5700mg/kg (5700mg/kg) LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: OTHER CHANGES

CARDIAC: OTHER CHANGES		 Archiv fuer Toxikologie. Vol. 16, Pg. 84, 1956.

Physical Properties

Physical Property Value Units Temp (deg C) Source
Melting Point -1.26E+02 deg C   EXP
Boiling Point 97.2 deg C   EXP
pKa Dissociation Constant 16.1 (none)   EXP
log P (octanol-water) 0.25 (none)   EXP
Water Solubility 1.00E+06 mg/L 25 EXP
Vapor Pressure 21 mm Hg 25 EXP
Henry's Law Constant 7.41E-06 atm-m3/mole 25 EXP
Atmospheric OH Rate Constant 5.53E-12 cm3/molecule-sec 25 EXP

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