Dinitrotoluene

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Hazard Name:

Dinitrotoluene

HAZARD:

Dinitrotoluene

CHEMICAL FORMULA:

CH₃C₆H₃(NO₂)₂

EXPOSURE STANDARD:

0.15 mg/m³

PHYSICAL FORM:

Yellow Crystals

SYNONYMS:

Dnt; Dinitrotoluol

RELATIVE DENSITY:

EXPOSURE:

Inhalation; Skin Absorption

IP(eV):

C.F:

LEL%:

USES/SOURCES:

In the production of TDI which , in turn, is used to produce polyurethane foams; explosives.

TOXICOLOGY:

DNT exposure causes anoxia owing to the formation of methemoglobin, and is associated with hepatocellular carcinomas.