Nicotine
CAS: 54-11-5 | Type: natural_toxin
Moderate Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Moderate
Risk (Children)High
Risk (Dogs)High
Risk (Cats)Extreme
Regulatory Status
SummaryCalifornia Prop 65 listed
Molecular FormulaC10H14N2
Molecular Weight162.23
Sources
These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.
- ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: Nicotine and E-Cigarette Liquid Toxicosis in Companion Animals REPORT · 2022
- US FDA: Liquid Nicotine — Safety Requirements for Child-Resistant Packaging and E-Cigarette Product Regulation REGULATORY · 2021
- WHO: Tobacco and Health — Nicotine Pharmacology, Addiction, and Developmental Toxicity REGULATORY · 2019
- § 1910.1000 Air contaminants. REGULATORY
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 89594) PUBCHEM
- Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
- L_2006038EN.01003601.xml REGULATORY
- OEHHA Proposition 65 List of Carcinogens or Reproductive Toxicants (CSV, list date 31-Jul-26) REGULATORY
- where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 89594; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- where to look Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 89594; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID1020930 (Nicotine) REFERENCE
- ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) REGULATORY
Same data as the API response, which is open and needs no key. The full per-record source list is available to authenticated callers.
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