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EC number: 210-483-1 | CAS number: 616-45-5
- 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
Explosiveness
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- explosiveness
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- other information
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Peer-reviewed database
Cross-referenceopen allclose all
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
Reference
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- other: Visual and sensual observation according to REACH requirements
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Peer-reviewed handbook
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Visual and sensual observation according to REACH requirements
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- liquid
- Form:
- other: can also be solid in purified form
- Colour:
- colourless to yellowish
- Odour:
- other: weak self-smell
- Substance type:
- organic
- Conclusions:
- Test substance is described a a colourless to yellowish liquid with a weak self-smell.
- Executive summary:
Test substance is described a a colourless to yellowish liquid with a weak self-smell.
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
Reference
- Endpoint:
- melting point/freezing point
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 1 (reliable without restriction)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Peer-reviewed database
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Experimental determination
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Remarks:
- not applicable
- Type of method:
- other: Experimental determination
- Melting / freezing pt.:
- 25 °C
- Atm. press.:
- 1 013.3 hPa
- Conclusions:
- A melting point of 25 °C is reported.
- Executive summary:
A melting point of 25 °C is reported.
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
Reference
- Endpoint:
- water solubility
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Peer reviewed handbook
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Experimental result
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Remarks on result:
- other: no details given
- Details on results:
- Test substance is soluble in water
- Conclusions:
- Interpretation of results: very soluble (> 10000 mg/L)
Test substance is soluble in water - Executive summary:
Test substance is soluble in water
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
Reference
- Endpoint:
- flammability
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Peer-reviewed database
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to same study
- Qualifier:
- no guideline required
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Experimental determination
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Remarks:
- not applicable
- Interpretation of results:
- non flammable
- Conclusions:
- It is not easily flammable liquid; the ignition point is over 100 °C.
- Executive summary:
It is not easily flammable liquid; the ignition point is over 100 °C.
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- 2-Pyrrolidone (CAS 616-45-5)
- Author:
- GESTIS Database on Hazardous Substances
- Year:
- 2 010
- Bibliographic source:
- Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung (IFA, Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance).
Materials and methods
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Experimental determination
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- 2-pyrrolidone
- EC Number:
- 210-483-1
- EC Name:
- 2-pyrrolidone
- Cas Number:
- 616-45-5
- Molecular formula:
- C4H7NO
- IUPAC Name:
- pyrrolidin-2-one
Constituent 1
Results and discussion
Small-scale preliminary testsopen allclose all
- Parameter:
- other: More sensitive to shock than m-dinitrobenzene
- Remarks on result:
- other: no data
- Parameter:
- other: More sensitive to friction than m-dinitrobenzene
- Remarks on result:
- other: no data
- Parameter:
- other: Explosive under influence of flame
- Remarks on result:
- other: no data
- Parameter:
- other: Explosive (not specified)
- Remarks on result:
- other: no data
Any other information on results incl. tables
Lower explosion limit :
1,8 Vol.-%
Upper explosion limit :
16,6 Vol.-%
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Interpretation of results:
- non explosive
- Conclusions:
- Lower explosion limit : 1,8 Vol.-%;
Upper explosion limit : 16,6 Vol.-% - Executive summary:
Lower explosion limit :
1,8 Vol.-%
Upper explosion limit :
16,6 Vol.-%
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