Glutaric anhydride
Agent Name
Glutaric anhydride
CAS Number
108-55-4
Formula
C5-H6-O3
Major Category
Plastics & Rubber
Synonyms
Anhydrid kyseliny glutarove [Czech]; Glutaric acid anhydride; Pentanedioic acid anhydride; Pentanedioic anhydride; Pyroglutaric acid; 2H-Pyran-2,6(3H)-dione, dihydro-; [ChemIDplus] Dihydro-2H-pyran-2,6(3H)-dione; [ECHA REACH Registrations]
Category
Acid Anhydrides, Cyclic
Description
Off-white flakes or crystals; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Used to make fine chemicals; [ExPub: ECHA REACH Registrations]
Comments
Causes somnolence, necrotic gastrointestinal changes, and diffuse hepatitis in oral lethal-dose studies of rats; [RTECS] An irritant that may cause serious eye injury; Toxic by ingestion and skin absorption; [Alfa Aesar MSDS] See "Acid Anhydrides."
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Adverse Effects
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
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