Hexylene glycol
Last updated: 17/01/2023
(Also known as: diolane; pinakon)
The following alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement.
Environmental fate
Ecotoxicity
Human health
 
Substance with no pesticidal activity but sometimes used as a solvent or carrier in product formulations.
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Not approved
Not applicable
Not applicable
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not applicable - not a ppp. May be authorised at national level under different legislation
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
No
ATAustria
BEBelgium
BGBulgaria
CYCyprus
CZCzech Republic
DEGermany
DKDenmark
EEEstonia
ELGreece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ESSpain
FIFinland
FRFrance
HRCroatia
HUHungary
IEIreland
ITItaly
LTLithuania
LULuxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LVLatvia
MTMalta
NLNetherlands
PLPoland
PTPortugal
RORomania
SESweden
SISlovenia
SKSlovakia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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C₆H₁₄O₂
CC(CC(C)(C)O)O
No data
SVTBMSDMJJWYQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C6H14O2/c1-5(7)4-6(2,3)8/h5,7-8H,4H2,1-3H3/t5-/m0/s1
Yes
Other substance
Solvent
Unclassified substance
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Synthetic
Inert
107-41-5
203-489-0
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068601
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No data found
118.18
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2,4-dihydroxy-2-methylpentane
2-methyl pentane-2,4-diol
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Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
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Liquid
1000000
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
High
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198
P3 P = Other governments and regulators 3 = Unverified data of known source
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96
P3 P = Other governments and regulators 3 = Unverified data of known source
(open cup)
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3.80 X 1000
Calculated
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0.58
Low
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0.92
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
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7000
Highly volatile
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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Cannot be calculated
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
3500
P3 P = Other governments and regulators 3 = Unverified data of known source
Unknown species
Low
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8510
Gambusia affinis
Low
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32000
Daphnia magna
Low
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429
Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata
Low
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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3500
P3 P = Other governments and regulators 3 = Unverified data of known source
Unknown species
Low
2000
Rat
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0.31
Rat 4 hr
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EU MRL pesticide database 
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
No data found
A0 A = Chromosome aberration (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; B0 B = DNA damage/repair (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; C0 C = Gene mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; D0 D = Genome mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data
; E0 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 0 = No data
No data found
Reproduction / development effects
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor
Neurotoxicant
?Possibly, status not identified
No data found
?Possibly, status not identified
Respiratory tract irritant
Skin irritant
Skin sensitiser
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
Eye irritant
Phototoxicant
 
?Possibly, status not identified
No data found
 
Possible kidney and liver toxicant
No information available
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None - not a ppp
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hexylene glycol
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Record last updated:
17/01/2023
Contact:
aeru@herts.ac.uk
Please cite as:
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal , 22 (4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242