4-Ethyltoluene

Agent Name
4-Ethyltoluene
CAS Number
622-96-8
Formula
C9-H12
Major Category
Solvents
4-Ethyltoluene formula graphical representation
Synonyms
1-Ethyl-4-methylbenzene; 1-Methyl-4-ethylbenzene; 4-Methylethylbenzene; p-Ethylmethylbenzene; p-Ethyltoluene; p-Methylethylbenzene; Benzene, 1-ethyl-4-methyl-; Toluene, p-ethyl-; [ChemIDplus] UN3295
Category
Aromatic Solvents
Description
Liquid; [EPA ChAMP: Hazard Characterization: p-Ethyltoluene - 2009] Colorless liquid; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Comments
A skin and eye irritant in rabbits; Effects on mortality and clinical chemistry (increased ALT, alkaline phosphatase, and albumin), observed in 13-week oral studies of rats at 300 mg/kg/day; Male reproductive system effects (testicular atrophy and decreased spermatogenesis observed at 900 mg/kg; A 13-week inhalation study of rats demonstrated significant changes in liver and gonad weights at 4,800 mg/m3/day; [EPA ChAMP: Hazard Characterization: p-Ethyltoluene - 2009] May cause irritation; Harmful by ingestion (may cause lung damage by aspiration); [Alfa Aesar MSDS] See "1-Ethyl-2-methylbenzene."
Biomedical References

Exposure Assessment

Vapor Pressure
3 mm Hg
Lethal Concentration
LC50 (rat) > 19,000 mg/m3/6hr
Explanatory Notes
The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Hydrocarbons, liquid, n.o.s." VP from ChemIDplus;

Adverse Effects

Neurotoxin
Acute solvent syndrome
Hepatotoxin
Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion

Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent: