Ethyl vinyl ether

Agent Name
Ethyl vinyl ether
Alternative Name
Vinyl ethyl ether
CAS Number
109-92-2
Formula
C4-H8-O
Major Category
Plastics & Rubber
Ethyl vinyl ether formula graphical representation
Synonyms
1-Ethoxyethene; 1-Ethoxyethylene; Agrisynth EVE; Ethene, ethoxy; Ether, ethyl vinyl (inhibited); Ether, vinyl ethyl; Ethoxyethene; Ethoxyethylene; Ethyl ethenyl ether; EVE; Vinamar; Vinyl ethyl ether; Vinyl ethyl ether, inhibited; Ether, ethyl vinyl; [ChemIDplus] Ethyloxyethene; [CAMEO] Vinylethylether; Ethoxyethylen; [IUCLID] UN1302
Category
Other Monomers
Description
Clear colorless liquid with an ether-like odor; Boiling point = 36 deg C; [ICSC]
Sources/Uses
Used to make large scale chemicals, polymers, and resins, and as a laboratory reagent; [ExPub: ECHA REACH Registrations]
Comments
A mild skin irritant; Causes general anesthesia in inhalation lethal-concentration studies of mice; [RTECS] May polymerize on heating or contamination and form unstable peroxides on exposure to oxygen; [CAMEO] May cause CNS depression; [ICSC] A skin and eye irritant that may cause transient corneal injury; May cause reddening of skin if spilled and allowed to remain on clothes; Inhalation can cause CNS depression; High vapor concentrations may cause mild smarting of eyes and respiratory system; May cause liver injury; [CHRIS] Stabilized with 0.1% potassium hydroxide; May form explosive peroxides; A skin and strong eye irritant; Inhalation may cause unconsciousness and respiratory paralysis; May cause liver injury; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS] Vinyl ethyl ether, stabilized (UN1302) has warning of explosive polymerization; [ERG 2016] See "Butyl vinyl ether."
Biomedical References

Exposure Assessment

Vapor Pressure
511 mm Hg
Lethal Concentration
LCLo (rat) = 16,000 ppm/4hr
Explosive Polymerization
Yes
NFPA
burn readily

Adverse Effects

Neurotoxin
Other CNS neurotoxin
Hepatotoxin
Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion

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