tert-Amylbenzene
Agent Name
tert-Amylbenzene
CAS Number
2049-95-8
Formula
C11-H16
Major Category
Solvents
Synonyms
(1,1-Dimethylpropyl)benzene; 2-Methyl-2-phenylbutane; 2-Phenyl-2-methylbutane; Benzene, (1,1-dimethylpropyl)-; tert-Pentylbenzene; Benzene, (1,1-dimethylpropyl)-; Benzene, tert-pentyl-; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Aromatic Solvents
Description
Colorless liquid; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Comments
Causes acute pulmonary edema, hemorrhage, and focal fibrosis in oral lethal-dose studies of rats; Oral LD50 (rat) = 5 mL/kg; [RTECS] n-Amylbenzene and sec-amylbenzene can cause narcosis at high concentrations; [Hawley] May cause irritation; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Adverse Effects
Neurotoxin
Acute solvent syndrome
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Diseases
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