Major Category
Other Classes
Synonyms
1-n-Decene; Dec-1-ene; Decylene; Dialene 10; Gulftene 10; alpha-Decene; n-1-Decene; n-Decylene; Decene, n-; [ChemIDplus] UN3295
Category
Aliphatics, Unsaturated
Description
Colorless liquid with a pleasant odor; [HSDB]
Sources/Uses
Used to make flavors, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, dyes, oils, and resins; Also used as a monomer for polyalpha-olefin synthetic lubricants; [HSDB]
Comments
An eye and respiratory tract irritant; Inhalation of high concentrations can cause CNS depression; [HSDB] A moderate to severe skin irritant; [CHEMINFO] Defats skin; [ICSC] An irritant; [MSDSonline] Caused temporary lethargy but no deaths in animals exposed to approximately 2000 ppm for 4 hours; [AIHA]
Vapor Pressure
1.67 mm Hg
Lethal Concentration
LC (rat) > 8,500 mg/m3/1h
Explanatory Notes
Flash point = 53 deg C; [CAMEO] Odor threshold from HSDB; The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Hydrocarbons, liquid, n.o.s." VP from ChemIDplus;
NFPA
high ambient temp required
Neurotoxin
Acute solvent syndrome
Diseases
Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent: