tert-Amylhydroperoxide

Agent Name
tert-Amylhydroperoxide
CAS Number
3425-61-4
Formula
C5-H12-O2
Major Category
Other Classes
tert-Amylhydroperoxide formula graphical representation
Synonyms
1,1-Dimethylpropyl hydroperoxide; Trigonox TAHP; t-Amyl hydroperoxide; tert-Amyl hydroperoxide; Hydroperoxide, 1,1-dimethylpropyl; tert-Pentyl hydroperoxide; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Peroxides, Organic
Comments
Causes changes in lung weight, methemoglobinemia, effects to cytochrome oxidases, general anesthesia, acute pulmonary edema, and hematuria in inhalation lethal-concentration and oral lethal-dose studies of rats and mice; [RTECS] See "tert-Butyl hydroperoxide."
Biomedical References

Exposure Assessment

Lethal Concentration
LC50 (rat) = 1,510 mg/m3

Adverse Effects

Toxic Pneumonitis
Yes
Methemoglobinemia
MetHgb is secondary toxic effect
Neurotoxin
Other CNS neurotoxin

Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent

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