3-nitro-o-xylene

Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals

Administrative data

Endpoint:

thermal stability

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

weight of evidence

Reliability:

2 (reliable with restrictions)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

guideline study

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

2017

Report date:

2017

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Qualifier:

equivalent or similar to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 113 (Screening Test for Thermal Stability and Stability in Air)

Version / remarks:

DIN 51007

GLP compliance:

no

Other quality assurance:

ISO/IEC 17025 (General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories)

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

3-nitro-o-xylene

EC Number:

201-474-3

EC Name:

3-nitro-o-xylene

Cas Number:

83-41-0

Molecular formula:

C8H9NO2

IUPAC Name:

1,2-dimethyl-3-nitrobenzene

Test material form:

liquid

Remarks:

light yellow

Results and discussion

For thermal stability study

Test substance thermally stable:

yes

Operating temperature

Operating temperature 1

Key result

Operating temp.:

30 - 500 °C

Remarks on result:

other: exothemic reaction: 1750 J/g at onset temperatue 270 °C measured in V4A

Operating temperature 2

Key result

Operating temp.:

30 - 500 °C

Remarks on result:

other: exothemic reaction: 1740 J/g at onset temperatue 290 °C measured in V2A

Any other information on results incl. tables

Results

1.Reaction	V4A	V2A
Onset-temperature	270 °C	290 °C
Peak temperature	349 °C	349 °C
Energy release	1750 J/g	1740 J/g