Zinc caprylate

Agent Name
Zinc caprylate
CAS Number
557-09-5
Formula
C8-H16-O2.1/2Zn
Major Category
Metals
Zinc caprylate formula graphical representation
Synonyms
Zinc dioctanoate; Octanoic acid zinc salt; Octanoic acid, zinc salt; Zinc dioctylate; Zinc octanoate; Zinc octoate; Zinc octylate; Zinc(2+) octanoate; Zinc(II) octoate; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Organic Acids, Metal Salts
Description
Lustrous solid; [Merck Index] White powder; [Pfaltz and Bauer MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Used as a fungicide on adhesive tape; [Merck Index]
Comments
Causes muscle weakness, and diarrhea in oral lethal-dose studies of mice and rats; [RTECS] Decomposed by moist air evolving caprylic acid; [Merck Index] An irritant; [Pfaltz and Bauer MSDS] See "Zinc." See "Octanoic acid."
Biomedical References
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Exposure Assessment

MAK
0.1 mg/m3 (respirable fraction), 2 mg/m3 (inhalable fraction) for Zn inorg. cmpnds

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