Handbook of Solvents - George Wypych - ChemTech - Ventech!

3.3 Solvent properties 89
Property
minimum
Value
maximum median
flash point, o C -18 143 44
autoignition temperature, o C 393 620 465
refractive index 1.35 1.55 1.41
specific gravity, g/cm 3
0.74 1.19 0.82
vapor density (air=1) 2 4.9 3.5
vapor pressure, kPa 0.00 30.8 1.1
viscosity, mPa.s 0.30 2.63 0.68
surface tension, mN/m 22.68 35.05 25.50
dissociation constant, pKa -8.3 24.2 20.5
donor number, DN, kcal/mol 11 18 17
acceptor number, AN 12.5
polarity parameter, ET(30), kcal/mol 36.3 42.2 39.8
coefficient of cubic expansion, 10 -4 / o C 9.7 13 13
specific heat, cal/K mol 29.85 58.22 51.0
heat of vaporization, cal/g 7.48 12.17 9.94
heat of combustion, MJ/kg 26.82 40.11 36.35
dielectric constant 11.98 20.56 16.1
Hildebrand solubility parameter, cal 1/2 cm -3/2
7.54 11.0 9.2
Henry’s Law constant, atm/m 3 mol 4.4E-8 2.7E-4 8.7E-5
evaporation rate (butyl acetate = 1) 0.02 6.6 0.83
threshold limiting value - 8h average, ppm 5 750 50
maximum concentration (15 min exp), ppm 75 1000 300
maximum concentration any time, ppm 5
LD50 oral, mg/kg 148 5800 2590
LD50 dermal, mg/kg 200 20000 6500
route of entry absorption, contact. ingestion, inhalation
target organs
central nervous system, eye, kidney, liver, lung,
peripheral nervous system, respiratory system,
skin, stomach, testes
carcinogenicity -
mutagenic properties diacetone alcohol, methyl isopropyl ketone
biological oxygen demand, 5-day test, g/g 0.68 2.03 1.37