ABSTRACT
CASRN: 583-60-8; DOT: 2297; DOT label: Combustible liquid; molecular formula: C7H12O; FW: 112.17; RTECS: GW1750000 Physical state, color, and odor: Colorless liquid with a weak, peppermint-like odor Melting point (°C): -13.9 (Weast, 1986) -19 (quoted, Verschueren, 1983) Boiling point (°C): 165 at 757 mmHg (Weast, 1986) Density (g/cm3): 0.9250 at 20 °C (Weast, 1986) Diffusivity in water (x 10-5 cm2/sec): 0.79 at 20 °C using method of Hayduk and Laudie (1974) Flash point (°C): 48.2 (NIOSH, 1997) Ionization potential (eV): 9.05 (Lias et al., 1998) Solubility in organics: Soluble in alcohol, ether (Weast, 1986), and many other polar organic solvents including cyclohexanone. Solubility in water (wt %): 2.94 at 0 °C, 2.41 at 9.0 °C, 1.98 at 19.5 °C, 1.68 at 31.0 °C, 1.56 at 40.8 °C, 1.47 at 50.2 °C, 1.45 at 60.3 °C, 1.47 at 71.0 °C, 1.46 at 81.3 °C, 1.54 at 90.3 °C (shake flask-GC, Stephenson, 1992) Vapor density: 4.58 g/L at 25 °C, 3.87 (air = 1) Vapor pressure (mmHg): 1 at 20 °C (NIOSH, 1997) Exposure limits: NIOSH REL: TWA 50 ppm (230 mg/m3), STEL 75 ppm (345 mg/m3), IDLH 600 ppm; OSHA PEL: TWA 100 ppm (460 mg/m3); ACGIH TLV: TWA 50 ppm, STEL 75 ppm (adopted).
