Nickel bis(dibutyldithiocarbamate)
Agent Name
Nickel bis(dibutyldithiocarbamate)
Major Category
Plastics & Rubber
Synonyms
Nickel, bis(dibutyldithiocarbamato)-; (Dibutyldithiocarbamato)nickel(II); Bis(dibutyldithiocarbamato)nickel; Carbamic acid, dibutyldithio-, nickel salt; Carbamic acid, dibutyldithio-, nickel(II) salt; Carbamodithioic acid, dibutyl-, nickel(2+) salt; Dibutyldithiocarbamic acid, nickel salt; Nickel dibutyldithiocarbamate; Nickel(II) dibutyldithiocarbamate; Nickel, bis(dibutylcarbamodithioato-S,S')-, (SP-4-1)-; Nocrac NBC; Rylex NBC; UV Chek AM 104; Vanguard N; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Dithiocarbamates (Rubber)
Description
Dark green solid; [Hawley] Flakes; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
Used as accelerator for rubber vulcanization and an antioxidant for synthetic rubbers; [HSDB]
Comments
Oral LD50 (rat) = 17,000 mg/kg; [RTECS] May cause irritation; [MSDSonline] Several of the dialkyldithiocarbamates are known skin sensitizers; See "Carba mix." See "Nickel" and linked occupational diseases.
PEL (OSHA)
1 mg/m3, as Ni
Diseases
Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent: