Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
Please be aware that this old REACH registration data factsheet is no longer maintained; it remains frozen as of 19th May 2023.
The new ECHA CHEM database has been released by ECHA, and it now contains all REACH registration data. There are more details on the transition of ECHA's published data to ECHA CHEM here.
Use of this information is subject to copyright laws and may require the permission of the owner of the information, as described in the ECHA Legal Notice.
EC number: 203-891-6 | CAS number: 111-64-8
Biodegradation in water: screening tests
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
Description of key information
Hydrolysis product: Octanoic acid: readily biodegradable (Closed bottle test; Henkel cited in ECB, 2000)
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Biodegradation in water:
- readily biodegradable
Additional information
Studies on the biodegradability of octanoyl chloride are not available.
However, the test substance is expected to hydrolyse rapidly (t1/2 < 10 min) to form octanoic acid. Therefore data on the biodegradation of octanoic acid are presented.
Octanoic acid is readily biodegradable in a closed bottle test (Directive 84/449/EEC, C.6; > 90 % in 30 d; Henkel cited in ECB, 2000).
Information on Registered Substances comes from registration dossiers which have been assigned a registration number. The assignment of a registration number does however not guarantee that the information in the dossier is correct or that the dossier is compliant with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (the REACH Regulation). This information has not been reviewed or verified by the Agency or any other authority. The content is subject to change without prior notice.
Reproduction or further distribution of this information may be subject to copyright protection. Use of the information without obtaining the permission from the owner(s) of the respective information might violate the rights of the owner.
