Dicyclopentadiene dioxide

SOL IN BENZENE

1.4% IN WATER

18.6% IN METHANOL

44.7% IN ACETONE

18.7% IN ETHER

Danger

H301 (100%): Toxic if swallowed [Danger Acute toxicity, oral]

P264, P264+P265, P270, P280, P301+P316, P305+P351+P338, P321, P330, P337+P317, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)

Aggregated GHS information provided per 46 reports by companies from 3 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.

Chemical: 2,4-Methano-2H-indeno[1,2-b:5,6-b']bisoxirene, octahydro-

2,4-Methano-2H-indeno[1,2-b:5,6-b']bisoxirene, octahydro-: Does not have an individual approval but may be used as a component in a product covered by a group standard. It is not approved for use as a chemical in its own right.

CMPD IS MODERATELY TOXIC FOLLOWING ORAL OR IP ENTRY INTO BODY & PRACTICALLY NONTOXIC ON PERCUTANEOUS ABSORPTION. ... THE LETHAL RANGE WHEN GIVEN ORALLY TO RATS AS 50 TO 140 MG/KG, AND 11 TO 53 MG/KG INTRAPERITONEALLY. ... RABBITS TOLERATED 1 G/KG PERCUTANEOUSLY WITHOUT EFFECT. IN INHALATION EXPERIMENTS A DOSE OF 1 G/CU M FOR 1 HR WAS MODERATELY TOXIC, AND 10 G/CU M FOR 1 HR WAS LETHAL TO 5 OF 6 TEST ANIMALS. SATURATED VAPORS WERE NONLETHAL TO RATS IN 8 HR EXPOSURE. ... MILDLY IRRITATING BUT NO CORNEAL INJURY IN RABBITS WITH TEST QUANT OF 0.05 G. 40% SOLN WAS LEAST CONCN TO CAUSE BARELY DETECTABLE INJURY. ... SKIN IRRITATION. UNDIL MATERIAL CAUSED REDNESS OF SHORT DURATION.

DICYCLOPENTADIENE DIOXIDE DID NOT SHOW ANY ALLERGENIC PROPERTIES WHEN APPLIED IN 10-50% SOLN TO SKIN OF GUINEA PIGS FOR 5-15 DAYS.

Used as an intermediate for epoxy resins, plasticizers, and protective coatings; as a rubber additive; and for high temperature and high performance adhesives; [HSDB]

Working with Glues and Adhesives [Category: Other]

INTERMEDIATE FOR EPOXY RESINS, PLASTICIZERS, PROTECTIVE COATINGS

RUBBER ADDITIVE, EG, FOR CRACK PREVENTION & ADHESION

For high temp & high performance system, adhesives

(1979) PROBABLY GREATER THAN 2.72X10+6 G

(1980) PROBABLY GREATER THAN 2.72X10+6 G

2,4-Methano-2H-indeno[1,2-b:5,6-b']bisoxirene, octahydro-: ACTIVE

AVAIL IN EXPTL QUANT, THIS DIFUNCTIONAL EPOXIDE IS SUGGESTED FOR USE AS PRIMARY BUILDING BLOCK FOR EPOXY RESIN SYSTEM. IT HAS ALSO BEEN SUGGESTED IN MODIFICATION OF ALKYD RESINS, AS PLASTICIZER, & AS CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATE.