Ethyl tellurac
Agent Name
Ethyl tellurac
CAS Number
20941-65-5
Formula
C20-H40-N4-S8-Te
Major Category
Plastics & Rubber
Synonyms
Carbamodithioic acid, diethyl-, tetrakis(anhydrosulfide) with thiotelluric acid; Carbamodithioic acid, diethyl-, tetrakis(anhydrosulfide) with thiotelluric acid (H4TeS4); Diethyldithio carbamic acid tellurium salt; Nocceler TTTE; Tellurac; Tellurium bis(diethyldithiocarbamate); Tellurium diethyldithiocarbamate; Tellurium(IV) diethyl dithiocarbamate; Tellurium, tetrakis(diethyldithiocarbamato)-; Tetrakis(diethylcarbamodithioato-S,S')tellurium; Tetrakis(diethyldithiocarbamato)tellurium; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Dithiocarbamates (Rubber)
Description
Orange-yellow to bright yellow solid; [CAMEO] Orange-yellow powder; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
Used as an accelerator in compounding natural, styrene-butadiene, nitrile-butadiene, ethylene-propylene diene, and isobutylene-isoprene rubbers; [HSDB]
Comments
A mild eye irritant; "Overexposure may cause garlic odor of breath and sweat." [MSDSonline] Several of the dialkyldithiocarbamates are known skin sensitizers; See "Carba mix."
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
TLV (ACGIH)
0.1 mg/m3, as Te
PEL (OSHA)
0.1 mg/m3, as Te
IDLH (NIOSH)
25 mg/m3, as Te
Adverse Effects
IARC Carcinogen
Not classifiable
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Other Information
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