Acetals

Azeotropes
Binary (non homogeneous)
% Weight Ethylal % Weight Water B.P. temperature (°C) Pressure (Pa)
90.00 10.00 75.2 102 390
Binary (homogeneous)
% Weight % Weight B.P. temperature (°C) Pressure (Pa)
Ethylal
58
Methyl Ethyl Formal
95.60
Ternary
Ethanol
42 74.2 101 320
Water
4.40 61.62 101 320
% Weight ethylal % Weight ethanol % Weight water B.P. temperature (°C) Pressure (Pa)
62.38 22.68 14.93 72.8 101 325
Toxicological Information
Inhalation, rat:
Oral, rabbit:
Oral, rat:
Dermal, rat:
Skin irritation, guinea pig:
Skin sensitization, guinea pig:
Eye irritation, rabbit:
Subchronic inhalation, rat (16 exposures):
LC 50
= 6643 ppm / 6 hours
LD 50
= 2604 mg / kg
LD 50
= 3536 mg / kg
LD 50
> 20 ml / kg
very slight
none (Magnuson & Kligman test)
slight
NOEL = 750 ppm
Ecological Information
Ethylal has:
- a low potential to affect aquatic organisms
- a low potential to bioconcentrate
- a low potential to persist in the environment
NOEC (Daphnids) = 162 mg / l
Regulatory Information
Europe EINECS (European Inventory of Existing Commercial chemical Substances) 207-330-6
USA TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act) Listed on the TSCA inventory
Canada DSL/NDSL (Domestic Substances List) (Non-Domestic Substances List) Listed on the DSL List
Australia AICS (Australia Inventory of Chemical Substances) Listed on the AICS inventory
Korea ECL (Korean Existing Chemicals List) KE-23849
Philippines PICCS (Philippines Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances) Listed on the PICCS inventory