4-Vinyl cyclohexene
Agent Name
4-Vinyl cyclohexene
CAS Number
100-40-3
Formula
C8-H12
Major Category
Other Classes
Synonyms
1,2,3,4-Tetrahydrostyrene; 1-Cyclohexene, 4-vinyl-; 1-Vinylcyclohexene-3; 4-Ethenyl-1-cyclohexene; 4-Ethenylcyclohexene; 4-Vinylcyclohexene; 4-Vinylcyclohexene-1; Butadiene dimer; Cyclohexenylethylene; Ethenyl-1-cyclohexene; Vinylcyclohexene; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Aliphatics, Unsaturated
Description
Colorless to slightly yellow liquid with a sweet aromatic odor at 0.5 ppm; [AIHA]
Sources/Uses
Used as an intermediate; [HSDB] In the past, highest concentrations were found in personal air samples of polymer production workers (styrene/butadiene and vinylnorborene production) at about 5 ppm and in Russian rubber workers at a mean of 270 to 540 ppm. [ACGIH]
Comments
Causes male and female reproductive damage in high-dose animal studies; [ACGIH] Narcosis/anesthesia induced when inhaled at high concentrations; [HSDB]
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Skin Designation (ACGIH)
Insufficient data
TLV (ACGIH)
0.1 ppm
Vapor Pressure
15.7 mm Hg
Lethal Concentration
LCLo (rat) = 8,000 ppm/4H
Explanatory Notes
VP from ChemIDplus;
NFPA
may ignite at ambient temp
WEEL
1 ppm
Adverse Effects
Neurotoxin
Acute solvent syndrome
Reproductive Toxin
Yes
IARC Carcinogen
Possible (2b)
ACGIH Carcinogen
Confirmed Animal
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Diseases
Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent: