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EC number: 204-010-8 | CAS number: 112-85-6
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- 18.01.2012 - 22.02.2012
- Reliability:
- 1 (reliable without restriction)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- test procedure in accordance with national standard methods
- Justification for type of information:
- Experimental test result performed using standard test guidelines
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: Gravimetric method
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Weight of the chemical substance (fat) to dissolve in Organic Solvent to form a homogeneous solution of the solute in the solvent
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Specific details on test material used for the study:
- - Name of test material :Docosanoic acid
- Molecular formula : C22H44O2
- Molecular weight : 340.5876 g/mol
- Smiles notation : C(CCCCCCCCCCCCCC)CCCCCCC(=O)O
- InChl : 1S/C22H44O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22(23)24/h2-21H2,1H3,(H,23,24)
- Substance type : Organic
- Physical state : Solid - Key result
- Medium:
- other: alcohol
- Solubility:
- 2 400 mg/L
- Temp.:
- 25 °C
- Remarks on result:
- other: soluble in alcohol
- Conclusions:
- The experimental value of solubility of docosanoic acid in alcohol at 25 degC was deteermine to be 2400 mg/L indicating that this substance is soluble in alcohol.
- Executive summary:
Gravimetric method was used to determine the solubility of the substance in organic solvent. The experimental value of solubility of docosanoic acid in alcohol at 25 degC was determine to be 2400 mg/L indicating that this substance is soluble in alcohol.
- Endpoint:
- solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- 18.01.2012-22.02.2012
- Reliability:
- 1 (reliable without restriction)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- test procedure in accordance with national standard methods
- Justification for type of information:
- Experimental test result performed using standard test guidelines
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: Soxhlet/Solvent extraction method
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Weight of the chemical substance (fat) to dissolve in Organic Solvent to form a homogeneous solution of the solute in the solvent
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Specific details on test material used for the study:
- - Name of test material :Docosanoic acid
- Molecular formula : C22H44O2
- Molecular weight : 340.5876 g/mol
- Smiles notation : C(CCCCCCCCCCCCCC)CCCCCCC(=O)O
- InChl : 1S/C22H44O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22(23)24/h2-21H2,1H3,(H,23,24)
- Substance type : Organic
- Physical state : Solid - Key result
- Medium:
- other: Petroleum ether
- Solubility:
- 3 900 mg/L
- Temp.:
- 25 °C
- Remarks on result:
- other: Soluble
- Conclusions:
- The experimental value of solubility of docosanoic acid in Petroleum ether at 25 degC was determine to be 3900 mg/L indicating that this substance is soluble in petroleum ether.
- Executive summary:
Soxhlet/Solvent extraction method was used to determine the solubility of the substance in Petroleum ether. The experimental value of solubility of docosanoic acid in Petroleum ether at 25 degC was determine to be 3900 mg/L indicating that this substance is soluble in petroleum ether.
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Description of key information
Gravimetric method was used to determine the solubility of the substance in organic solvent. The experimental value of solubility of docosanoic acid in alcohol at 25 degC was determine to be 2400 mg/L indicating that this substance is soluble in alcohol. Using the Soxhlet/Solvent extraction method the solubility of the substance in Petroleum ether is observed to be 3900 mg/L at 25 °C.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Solubility in organic solvents at 20°C:
- 2 400 mg/L
Additional information
Gravimetric method was used to determine the solubility of the substance in organic solvent. The experimental value of solubility of docosanoic acid in alcohol at 25 degC was determine to be 2400 mg/L indicating that this substance is soluble in alcohol. Using the Soxhlet/Solvent extraction method the solubility of the substance in Petroleum ether is observed to be 3900 mg/L at 25 °C.
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