1,3-dinitrobenzene
Last updated: 16/11/2022
(Also known as: 1,3-dinitrobenzol; meta-dinitrobenzene; m-DNB)
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 some herbicidal activity but mainly used as a intermediate chemical in the production of some pesticides.
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Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414)
Not applicable
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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C₆H₄N₂O₄
C1=CC(=CC(=C1)[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-]
No data
WDCYWAQPCXBPJA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C6H4N2O4/c9-7(10)5-2-1-3-6(4-5)8(11)12/h1-4H
Yes
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre diagrams
Common Name
Relationship
Link
1,3-dinitrobenzene
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Other substance
Intermediate, Impurity
Unclassified substance
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Synthetic
Unknown
99-65-0
202-776-8
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656401
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168.12
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1,3-dinitrobenzene
1,3-dinitrobenzene
PAN Bad Actor Chemical, Water pollutant
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Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
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Pale yellow solid
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High
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89
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
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300
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
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150
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
(closed cup)
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3.09 X 1001
Calculated
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1.49
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
Low
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1.575
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
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242nm = LOG E 4.21, 305nm = LOG E 3.04
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
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Soil adsorption and mobility
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Cannot be calculated
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
59.5
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
High
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> 0.37
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Moderate
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0.25
Daphnia magna
Moderate
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4.0
Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata
Moderate
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION
High (class III)
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59.5
E3 E = Manufacturers safety data sheets 3 = Unverified data of known source
Rat
High
1.9
Rabbit
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May be absorbed through the skin
May be absorbed through the skin
EU MRL pesticide database 
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Carcinogen
Endocrine disruptor
XNo, known not to cause a problem
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
XNo, known not to cause a problem
No data found
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
 
✓Yes, known to cause a problem
No data found
 
May cause headache, nausea, lethargy, heart palpitations, methemoglobinemia, jaundice & respiratory failure Cardiovascular or blood toxicant
Corrosive Explosion hazard when exposed to shock or flame IMDG Transport Code is usually 6.1
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None - not a ppp
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Packaging Group II (medium danger)
1,3-dinitrobenzene
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Record last updated:
16/11/2022
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