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Residual Solvent Class 2 - Trichloroethylene

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

Trichloroethylene solution, Trichloroethene

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UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

form

solution

manufacturer/tradename

USP

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

single component solution

SMILES string

ClC(=CCl)Cl

InChI

1S/C2HCl3/c3-1-2(4)5/h1H

InChI key

XSTXAVWGXDQKEL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Residual Solvent Class 2 - Trichloroethylene USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia.

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Carc. 1B - Eye Irrit. 2 - Muta. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

closed cup - does not flash

Flash Point(C)

closed cup - does not flash


Regulatory Listings

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David J Jollow et al.
Critical reviews in toxicology, 39(9), 782-797 (2009-10-27)
Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a widespread environmental contaminant that is carcinogenic when given in high, chronic doses to certain strains of mice and rats. The capacity of TCE to cause cancer in humans is less clear. The current maximum contaminant level
Dominik D Alexander et al.
International archives of occupational and environmental health, 81(2), 127-143 (2007-05-12)
Findings from epidemiologic studies of trichloroethylene (TCE) exposure and liver cancer have been inconsistent. To quantitatively evaluate this association and to examine sources of heterogeneity, we conducted a meta-analysis of occupational studies of TCE exposure and liver/biliary tract cancer. We
Glinda S Cooper et al.
Environmental health perspectives, 117(5), 696-702 (2009-05-30)
Our objective was to examine experimental and epidemiologic studies pertaining to immune-related, and specifically autoimmune-related, effects of trichloroethylene (TCE). We performed a literature search of PubMed and reviewed bibliographies in identified articles. We then systematically reviewed immune-related data, focusing on
Michihiro Kamijima et al.
International archives of occupational and environmental health, 80(5), 357-370 (2006-11-16)
Workers exposed to trichloroethylene (TCE) rarely show severe generalized skin disorders and accompanying hepatitis which resemble drug hypersensitivities. The disorders are completely different from solvent-induced irritating contact dermatitis, and their serious consequences have become one of the critical occupational health
Hideaki Watanabe et al.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland), 221(1), 17-22 (2010-04-22)
Patients having a generalised rash with severe liver dysfunction associated with exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) have been reported mainly in Asian countries. However, no case has been reported in Japan since the 1990s. Here, we describe a case of hypersensitivity

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