Cyclopropane

Synonyms

Ciclopropano [INN-Spanish]; Cyclopropanum [INN-Latin]; RC 270; Trimethylene; Trimethylene (cyclic); Zyklopropan; [ChemIDplus] UN1027

Category

Simple Asphyxiants

Description

Colorless gas; [Hawley] Shipped as liquid under its own vapor pressure; [CAMEO]

Sources/Uses

Used in organic synthesis; as anesthetic; [Hawley]

Comments

Highly flammable; Mixtures with air or oxygen are flammable and explosive; Inhalation of high concentrations can cause CNS depression; [Hawley] Evaporating liquid can cause frostbite; In confined space spill, may displace air and act as simple asphyxiant; [CAMEO] Evaporating liquid can cause frostbite; [CHEMINFO]

Biomedical References

1000 ppm

LCLo (mice) = 282,000 mg/m3/2h

burn readily

Acute solvent syndrome

Other Poison

Simple Asphyxiant

Diseases

Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:

• Asphyxiation, simple
• Solvents, acute toxic effect