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Physical & Chemical properties

Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
stability: thermal, sunlight, metals, other
Remarks:
Migrated from section 'Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals'
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: non GLP report with some restrictions

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2010
Report date:
2010

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
equivalent or similar to guideline
Guideline:
other: UN test H.4 SADT test
Deviations:
yes
Principles of method if other than guideline:
according to UN Recommendations on Transport of Dangerous Goods, Manual of tests and Criteria (Rev. 5, 2009), UN test H.4 "heat accumulation storage test"
GLP compliance:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Potassium tert-butanolate
EC Number:
212-740-3
EC Name:
Potassium tert-butanolate
Cas Number:
865-47-4
Molecular formula:
C4H10O.K
IUPAC Name:
potassium 2-methylpropan-2-olate

Results and discussion

For thermal stability study

Test substance thermally stable:
yes
Operating temperature
Operating temp.:
> 75 °C

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
The result from the UN H.4 test was SADT >75 °C (considering a 50 kg package). According to the UN assessment criteria the sample is not a candidate of Division 4.1 "self reactives".