Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
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EC number: 203-698-7 | CAS number: 109-72-8
Flammability
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- substances / mixtures which in contact with water emit flammable gases
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- weight of evidence
- Reliability:
- 1 (reliable without restriction)
Cross-reference
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to other study
Data source
Referenceopen allclose all
- Reference Type:
- other company data
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 2 002
- Report date:
- 2002
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- Haz Mat Data, For First Response, Transportation, Storage, and Security
- Author:
- Pohanish, R.; Haber, S.
- Year:
- 2 004
- Bibliographic source:
- Second Rev ed Edition, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, March 2004, ISBN: 978-0-4712-7328-8
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- Prudent Practices in the laboratory Handling and Disposal of Chemicals
- Author:
- National Research Council (U.S.)
- Year:
- 1 995
- Bibliographic source:
- NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS Washington, D.C.
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- EU Method A.12 (Flammability (Contact with Water))
- Deviations:
- not specified
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Butyllithium
- EC Number:
- 203-698-7
- EC Name:
- Butyllithium
- Cas Number:
- 109-72-8
- Molecular formula:
- C4H9Li
- IUPAC Name:
- butyllithium
Constituent 1
Results and discussion
Pyrophoric solids
- Test procedure:
- ignition time on contact with air
- Remarks:
- Ignition on contact with air refers to either Pyrophoric solids or Pyrophoric liquids depending on physical state (migrated information).
- Remarks on result:
- ignition on contact with air (not further specified)
- Remarks:
- corresponding to 'yes' in migrated source record.
Pyrophoric liquids
- Test procedure:
- ignition time on contact with air
- Remarks:
- Ignition on contact with air refers to either Pyrophoric solids or Pyrophoric liquids depending on physical state (migrated information).
- Remarks on result:
- ignition on contact with air (not further specified)
- Remarks:
- corresponding to 'yes' in migrated source record.
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Conclusions:
- n-Butyl lithium may ignite spontaneously on exposure to air. The substance reacts violently with water and air humidity to form butane and lithium hydroxide.
- Executive summary:
n-Butyl lithium may ignite spontaneously on exposure to air. The substance reacts violently with water and air humidity to form butane and lithium hydroxide.
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