Phthalic acid
Agent Name
Phthalic acid
CAS Number
88-99-3
Formula
C8-H6-O4
Major Category
Other Classes
Synonyms
Acide phtalique [French]; Benzene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid; Kyselina ftalova [Czech]; o-Benzenedicarboxylic acid; o-Dicarboxybenzene; o-Phthalic acid; 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Organic Acids
Description
Colorless solid; [Hawley] Colorless or white solid; [CHEMINFO] White crystalline solid; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
Used as an analytical and laboratory reagent and to make medicines, dyes, phenolphthalein, phthalimide, anthranilic acid, and synthetic perfumes; [HSDB]
Comments
A skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant; [ICSC] Irritating to skin and mucous membranes; No data available on possible toxic effects after ingestion; [HSDB] A skin, eye, mucous membrane, and respiratory tract irritant; Inhalation of high concentrations can cause CNS depression; [CAMEO] Causes somnolence and ataxia in lethal-dose feeding studies of mice; [RTECS] No evidence of teratogenicity in animal studies; No human data; [REPROTOX] An irritant; [MSDSonline]
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Vapor Pressure
6.36E-07 mm Hg
NFPA
must be preheated
Adverse Effects
Neurotoxin
Other CNS neurotoxin
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Other Information
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