Major Category
Other Classes
Synonyms
1H-Indene; Inden; Indene; Indonaphthene; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Description
Colorless liquid. [Note: A solid below 29 degrees F.]; [NIOSH]
Sources/Uses
Used to prepare "coumarone-indene resins"; [ACGIH]
Comments
Animals exposed to 800-900 ppm for six 7-hour periods show evidence of liver and kidney injury. [ACGIH]
Skin Designation (ACGIH)
Insufficient data
Odor Threshold Low
0.0042 ppm
Lethal Concentration
LC50 (rat) = 14,000 mg/m3
Explanatory Notes
Odor threshold from AIHA; Flash point = 173 deg F; VP from HSDB;
Hepatotoxin
Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: