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REACH

p-toluic acid

EC number: 202-803-3 | CAS number: 99-94-5

Life Cycle description
Uses advised against

Physical & Chemical properties

Endpoint summary

Administrative data

Description of key information

Summary of Physico-chemical properties for p-toluic acid at 1-10T

IUCLID ref no	Study	Result	Notes / Source
4.1	Appearance; physical state; colour	Slightly yellowish crystalline powder at STP.
4.2	Melting / freezing point	179.6 °C at 1 atm.	OECD SIDS 2008
4.3	Boiling point	273.9°C at 101.3 hPa.	OECD SIDS 2008
4.4	Density	1.06 g/cm3	Merck SDS v5.1
4.5	Granulometry	The D50 was found to be 41.4 µm. (50% < 41.4 µm)	Bioscience Research Foundation, Tamilnadu, India. 2018
4.6	Vapour pressure	0.0000811 hPa at 25°C.	OECD SIDS 2008
4.7	Partition coefficient	2.44 (HPLC)	OECD SIDS 2008
4.8	Water solubility	349 mg/l at 20°C	OECD SIDS 2008
4.9	Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility	n/a
4.10	Surface tension	Study not undertaken as this characteristic is not required.	Study waived
4.11	Flash point	Study not undertaken as substance is a solid.	Study waived
4.12	Auto-flammability	No ignition was observed up to 400°C	Bioscience Research Foundation, Tamilnadu, India. 2018
4.13	Flammability	Non-flammable.	Bioscience Research Foundation, Tamilnadu, India. 2018
4.14	Explosiveness	Substance does not contain explosive groups.	Study waived
4.15	Oxidising properties	Molecule does not contain oxidising groups.	Study waived
4.16	Oxidation / reduction potential	n/a
4.17	Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products	n/a
4.18	Storage stability and reactivity towards container material	n/a
4.19	Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals	Degradation 50% after 4.2 days (sunlight)	OECD SIDS 2008
4.20	pH	Not required at this tonnage band.
4.21	Dissociation constant	pKa 4.22 at 25°C	OECD SIDS 2008
4.22	Viscosity	n/a
4.23	Additional physico-chemical information	n/a

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