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After evaporation or exposure to air, the reaction mass will be rapidly degraded by photochemical processes.

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The rate constants for indirect photolysis via reaction of the reaction mass of 2 -piperazin-1 -ylethanol, piperazine-1,4 -diethanol and piperazine (50, 25 and 25 %)

with OH radicals was estimated for the major components. The half lives were calculated assuming OH radicals at a concentration of 0.5 E06 molecule/cm³ and a 24 h day (SRC AOP v1.92 of EPI Suite v4.11; BASF SE, 2013).

2 -Piperazine-1 -ylethanol (CAS 103 -76 -4):

- degradation rate: 186.6 E-12 cm³/molecule*s

- DT50: 2.1 h

Piperazine-1,4 -diethanol (CAS 122 -96 -3):

-degradation rate: 204.4 E-12 cm³/molecule*s

- DT50: 1.9 h

Piperazine (CAS 110 -85 -0):

- degradation rate: 168.7 E-12 cm³/molecule*s

-DT50: 2.3 h

In conclusion, it can be assessed that the reaction mass will be rapidly degraded by photochemical processes after evaporation or exposure to air.