PINDONE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

108-110°

Boiling point:

312.25°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.1914 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5557 (estimate)

storage temp. 

APPROX 20°C

solubility 

Soluble in most organic solvents (Worthing and Hance, 1991)

pka

3.47±0.10(Predicted)

color 

Bright yellow crystals

Water Solubility 

18 ppm at 25 °C (Gunther et al., 1968)

Merck 

13,7526

BRN 

2051258

Exposure limits

NIOSH REL: TWA 0.1 mg/m3, IDLH 100 mg/m3; OSHA PEL: TWA 0.1 mg/m3; ACGIH TLV: TWA 0.1 mg/m3

EPA Substance Registry System

Pindone (83-26-1)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

T,N

Risk Statements 

25-48/25-50/53

Safety Statements 

37-45-60-61

RIDADR 

3027

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

NK6300000

HazardClass 

6.1(b)

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29143990

Hazardous Substances Data

83-26-1(Hazardous Substances Data)

Toxicity

LD50 orally in male rats: 280 mg/kg (Gaines)

IDLA

100 mg/m3

PINDONE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Pindone is a bright yellow crystalline solid or powder. May turn yellow-brown on contact with air. Nearly odorless.

Uses

Insecticide; rodenticide

Uses

Pindone may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in biological samples using different chromatography techniques.

Definition

ChEBI: Pindone is a member of indanones and a beta-triketone.

General Description

Yellow solid or powder.

Air & Water Reactions

Insoluble in water.

Reactivity Profile

Ketones, such as PINDONE, are reactive with many acids and bases liberating heat and flammable gases (e.g., H2). The amount of heat may be sufficient to start a fire in the unreacted portion of the ketone. Ketones react with reducing agents such as hydrides, alkali metals, and nitrides to produce flammable gas (H2) and heat. Ketones are incompatible with isocyanates, aldehydes, cyanides, peroxides, and anhydrides. They react violently with aldehydes, HNO3, HNO3 + H2O2, and HClO4.

Health Hazard

Pindone is a vitamin K antagonist and causes inhibition of prothrombin formation, which results in hemorrhage. There are no reports of effects in humans.

Fire Hazard

Flash point data for PINDONE are not available, but PINDONE is probably combustible.

Safety Profile

Poison by ingestion, intravenous, and parenteral routes. Causes reduced blood clotting, which leads to hemorrhaging. Used as an anticoagulant and rodenticide. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. See also WARFARIN.

Potential Exposure

Pindone is used as an anticoagulant and rodenticide. A potential danger to those involved in manufacture, formulation and application of this chemical

Shipping

UN2811 Toxic solids, organic, n.o.s., Hazard Class: 6.1; Labels: 6.1-Poisonous materials, Technical Name Required. UN2588 Pesticides, solid, toxic, Hazard Class: 6.1; Labels: 6.1-Poisonous materials, Technical Name Required.

Incompatibilities

Ketone substances are incompatible with oxidizers (chlorates, nitrates, peroxides, permanganates, perchlorates, chlorine, bromine, fluorine, etc.); contact may cause fires or explosions. Keep away from alkaline materials, strong bases, strong acids, oxoacids, epoxides, nitrated amines; azo, diazo, azido compounds, carbamates, organic cyanates.

Waste Disposal

Use a licensed professional waste disposal service to dispose of this material. Dissolve or mix the material with a combustible solvent and burn in a chemical incinerator equipped with an afterburner and scrubber. All federal, state, and local environmental regulations must be observed. In accordance with 40CFR165, follow recommendations for the disposal of pesticides and pesticide containers. Must be disposed properly by following package label directions or by contacting your local or federal environmental control agency, or by contacting your regional EPA office.

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