Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
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EC number: 214-071-2 | CAS number: 1077-28-7
Appearance / physical state / colour
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- September 2016
- Reliability:
- 1 (reliable without restriction)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- guideline study
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- study report
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 2 016
- Report date:
- 2016
Materials and methods
Test guidelineopen allclose all
- Qualifier:
- equivalent or similar to guideline
- Guideline:
- EPA OPPTS 830.6302 (Color)
- Deviations:
- not specified
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- EPA OPPTS 830.6303 (Physical State)
- Deviations:
- no
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- EPA OPPTS 830.6304 (Odor)
- Deviations:
- no
- GLP compliance:
- yes
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- 5-(dithiolan-3-yl)valeric acid
- EC Number:
- 214-071-2
- EC Name:
- 5-(dithiolan-3-yl)valeric acid
- Cas Number:
- 1077-28-7
- Molecular formula:
- C8H14O2S2
- IUPAC Name:
- 5-(1,2-dithiolan-3-yl)pentanoic acid
- Reference substance name:
- unknown
- IUPAC Name:
- unknown
- Reference substance name:
- Water
- EC Number:
- 231-791-2
- EC Name:
- Water
- Cas Number:
- 7732-18-5
- Molecular formula:
- H2O
- IUPAC Name:
- dihydrogen oxide
- Test material form:
- solid: bulk
- Details on test material:
- This composition is the usual techical grade of AlzChem AG. It will be used when test substance has this composition (or is very closed) or no specific information is available
Constituent 1
impurity 1
impurity 2
Results and discussion
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- solid
Form / colour / odour
- Key result
- Form:
- solid
- Colour:
- yellow
- Odour:
- characteristic of sulfur-containing compounds
- Substance type:
- organic
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Conclusions:
- alpha lipoic acid is a yellow solid at 20°C with characeristic odor.
- Executive summary:
alpha lipoic acid is a yellow solid at 20°C with characeristic odor.
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