3-Heptanol
Agent Name
3-Heptanol
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]
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Vapor Pressure
0.74 mm Hg
Explanatory Notes
The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Alcohols, n.o.s." VP from ChemIDplus;
NFPA
high ambient temp required
Adverse Effects
Neurotoxin
Acute solvent syndrome
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Diseases
Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent: