Name | Urethane |
Synonyms | a11032 A 11032 URETHANE Urethane ai3-00553 Ethyluretan Aethylurethan Aethylcarbamat Ethyl carbamate carbamated'ethyle Carbamicacidethylester Poly(carbonate urethane) Urethane (Ethyl Carbamate) Aminoformicacidethylester. |
CAS | 51-79-6 |
EINECS | 200-123-1 |
InChI | InChI=1/C3H7NO2/c1-2-6-3(4)5/h2H2,1H3,(H2,4,5) |
Molecular Formula | C3H7NO2 |
Molar Mass | 89.09 |
Density | 1.10 |
Melting Point | 48-50°C(lit.) |
Boling Point | 182-184°C(lit.) |
Flash Point | 198°F |
Water Solubility | slightly soluble |
Solubility | Soluble in water, alcohol, ether, sweet, chloroform and olive oil, 1g soluble in 0.5ml of water, 0.8ml of ethanol, 0.9ml of chloroform, 1.5ml of ether, 2.5ml of glycerin and 32ml of olive oil, the aqueous solution is neutral. |
Vapor Presure | 10 mm Hg ( 77.8 °C) |
Vapor Density | 3.07 (vs air) |
Appearance | Colorless crystal or white powder |
Color | White |
Merck | 14,9874 |
BRN | 635810 |
pKa | 13.58±0.50(Predicted) |
PH | pH(50g/l, 25℃) : 5.0~7.0 |
Storage Condition | Sealed in dry,Room Temperature |
Stability | Stable. Incompatible with strong acids, strong bases, strong oxidizing agents. |
Sensitive | Easily absorbing moisture |
Refractive Index | 1.4144 |
MDL | MFCD00007966 |
Physical and Chemical Properties | Appearance: colorless crystal or white powder, odorless, with cool taste, similar to niter |
Use | Used as a hypnotic and sedative and antidote; Pharmaceutical intermediates |
Hazard Symbols | T - Toxic |
Risk Codes | R45 - May cause cancer R22 - Harmful if swallowed |
Safety Description | S53 - Avoid exposure - obtain special instructions before use. S45 - In case of accident or if you feel unwell, seek medical advice immediately (show the label whenever possible.) S99 - |
UN IDs | UN 3077 9 / PGIII |
WGK Germany | 3 |
RTECS | FA8400000 |
TSCA | Yes |
HS Code | 29241990 |
Toxicity | MLD i.p. in mice: 2.1-2.2 g/kg (Franklin) |
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colorless crystal or white powder, flammable, odorless, with a cool taste, similar to niter. The relative density was 0.9862. Melting Point: 48~50 °c. Boiling point 182~184 deg C. Flash point 92. Soluble in water, ethanol, ether and glycerol, chloroform-soluble and olive oil. The aqueous solution was neutral.
nitric acid reacts with urea to generate urea nitrate, and then ethanol and sodium nitrite are added to perform esterification reaction in the presence of sulfuric acid to generate urethane and sodium nitrate. The reaction product is filtered to remove sodium nitrate, after distillation, crystallization and drying, the finished product is obtained.
This product can be used as an intermediate of medicine, pesticide and perfume, and used to prepare sleeping pills and sedatives. It is used as an antidote for brucine, resorcinol, bactericide, solvent aid for injection and colorant for printing and dyeing industry. It can also be used as a Biochemical reagent for biochemical research. Urethane itself can be used as medicine, with anti-cancer properties, for the treatment of multiple myeloma and chronic leukemia.
(IARC) carcinogen classification | 2A (Vol. 7, Sup 7, 96) 2010 |
NIST chemical information | Information provided by: webbook.nist.gov (external link) |
EPA chemical information | Information provided by: ofmpub.epa.gov (external link) |
introduction | Ethyl carbamate (EC) is a genotoxic and carcinogenic substance that can cause lung cancer, lymphoma, liver cancer and skin cancer to rodents. EC is widely found in fermented foods (such as soy sauce, fermented bean curd, etc.), brewed wine (such as yellow wine, sake, wine, cider, etc.) and distilled spirits (such as brandy, whiskey, etc.), mainly through the intake of alcoholic beverages into the human body. |
Related research | Studies have shown that about 0.5% of urethane is oxidized to acetyl urethane by cytochrome P450 in organisms, and then further forms acetyl urethane epoxide, this substance can form DNA addition polymers in organisms, causing the double strands of the DNA structure to be destroyed, which in turn leads to cell carcinogenesis; in addition, about 0.1% of urethane is oxidized to N-hydroxyurethane by cytochrome P450, which induces Cu2 +-regulated DNA damage and causes canceration. |
use | this product is used as an intermediate in medicine, pesticide and perfume, and is used to produce sleeping pills and sedatives. It can be used as an antidote for brucine and resorcinol, a fungicide, a cosolvent for injections, and a colorant for the printing and dyeing industry. It can also be used in biochemical research. In addition, urethane itself can be used as a patent medicine, with anti-cancer properties, used to treat multiple myeloma and chronic leukemia. Used as a sleeping agent, sedative and antidote Biochemical research. Organic synthesis. Solvent. for organic synthesis and biochemical research |
production method | nitric acid reacts with urea to generate urea nitrate, then ethanol and sodium nitrite are added, and esterification reaction is carried out in the presence of sulfuric acid to generate urethane and sodium nitrate. the reaction product is filtered to remove sodium nitrate, and then distilled, crystallized and dried to obtain the finished product. Raw material consumption quota: nitric acid (96%)1230kg/t, urea 116kg/t, ethanol 330kg/t, sodium nitrite 1370kg/t. |
toxic substance data | information provided by: pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (external link) |