m-Tolunitrile
Agent Name
m-Tolunitrile
CAS Number
620-22-4
Formula
C8-H7-N
Major Category
Nitrogen Compounds
Synonyms
1-Methyl-3-cyanobenzene; 3-Cyanotoluene; 3-Methylbenzonitrile; 3-Toluenkarbonitril [Czech]; 3-Tolunitrile; m-Cyanotoluene; m-Methylbenzonitrile; m-Toluenenitrile; m-Toluonitrile; m-Tolylnitrile; m-Tolynitrile; MTN; Nitril kyseliny m-toluylove (czech); Benzonitrile, 3-methyl-; [ChemIDplus] 3-Methyl benzonitrile; [EPA ChAMP: Screening-Level Hazard Characterization]
Category
Nitriles
Description
Clear yellow liquid; [CAMEO] Colorless liquid; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Used as a closed system intermediate (produced and consumed onsite) in the manufacture of Chlorothalonil (fungicide); [EPA ChAMP: Screening-Level Hazard Characterization]
Comments
A mild skin and severe eye irritant in rabbits; [EPA ChAMP: Screening-Level Hazard Characterization] An irritant; [Alfa Aesar MSDS] See "m-Phthalodinitrile." See "NITRILES."
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Vapor Pressure
0.187 mm Hg
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
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