1,2,3,6-Tetrahydrophthalimide
Agent Name
1,2,3,6-Tetrahydrophthalimide
CAS Number
85-40-5
Formula
C8-H9-N-O2
Major Category
Pesticides
Synonyms
1H-Isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione, 3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-; 4-Cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboximide; Isoindole-1,3-dione, 3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-; Tetrahydrophthalic acid imide; Tetrahydrophthalimide; Tetrahydrophthalimide (VAN); delta(4)-Tetrahydrophthalimide; delta(sup 4)-Tetrahydrophthalimide; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Fungicides
Description
Solid; [IUCLID]
Sources/Uses
Used as a chemical intermediate for the fungicides Captan and Captafol; [HSDB]
Comments
Emergency treatment: "Phthalimide fungicides"; Captan and Captafol are of "low order of acute toxicity." Both are skin sensitizers that in animal experiments can cause cancer and liver, reproductive, and developmental toxicity. [HSDB] Mildly irritating to rabbit skin; Teratogenic effects observed in hamsters dosed by gavage at 1,000 mg/kg; No teratogenic effects noted in rabbits but minor increase in resorptions observed; No evidence of mutagenicity; [IUCLID] See "Captan" and "Captafol."
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Explanatory Notes
Flash point = 190 deg C; [eChemPortal: IUCLID]
Adverse Effects
Reproductive Toxin
Yes
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
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