ISOPHORONE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 78-59-1

ISOPHORONE

EINECS NO. 201-126-0
FORMULA C9H14O
MOL WT. 138.21
H.S. CODE 2914.29

TOXICITY

Oral rat LD50: 1870 mg/kg
SYNONYMS 1,1,3-Trimethyl-3-cyclohexene-5-one;
Alpha-isophorone; 3,5,5-Trimethylcyclohex-2-enone;  Isoforone (Italian); 3,5,5-Trimethyl-2-Cyclohexenone; 3,5,5-Trimethylcyclohexenone; Isoforon; Isoacetophorone; 3,5,5-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one; Izoforon (Polish); 3,5,5-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-on (German); 1,5,5-Trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-3-one; Isooctopherone;

SMILES

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

clear to pale yellow liquid, camphor like odor

MELTING POINT - 8 C
BOILING POINT 210 - 22- C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 0.915 - 0.925
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Soluble
pH

 

VAPOR DENSITY 4.98
AUTOIGNITION

380 C

NFPA RATINGS Health: 2; Flammability: 2; Reactivity: 0

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT

117 C

STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions,

APPLICATIONS

Isophorone used as an intermediate in manufacturing mainly polyurethane field compounds such as Isophorone Diamine, Isophorone Diisocyanate, Trimethylcyclohexanone used for light-stable, weather-resistant urethane coatings. It is used as a solvent for in resins, lacquers and inks. It is used in formulating pesticides.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

clear to pale yellow liquid

PURITY

99.0% min

IBP

210 C

DP

220 C

WATER

0.1% max

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 190kgs in drum
HAZARD CLASS 6.1
UN NO. 1638
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: XN, Risk Phrases: 21-36/37/38, Safety Phrases: 26