Isophorone
CAS: 78-59-1 | Type: monomer
Moderate To High Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Moderate To High
Risk (Children)Moderate To High
Regulatory Status
SummaryIARC: Group 2B | EPA CTX / EPA OPP: Group C Possible Human Carcinogen
Molecular FormulaC9H14O
Molecular Weight138.21
Sources
No citations are recorded specifically for the human adult context, so the record-wide source list is shown. It backs the record, not this particular band.
- US EPA IRIS 1989 Isophorone Group C Possible Human Carcinogen RfD 0.2 mg/kg/day; CERCLA Hazardous Substance; Hepatotoxic Nephrotoxic High Doses Rodents; α,β-Unsaturated Ketone Skin Sensitizer; OSHA PEL 25 ppm; IPDI Polyurethane Precursor Solvent REGULATORY · 1989
- § 1910.1000 Air contaminants. REGULATORY
- IARC Monographs, List of Classifications REGULATORY · 2026
- Isophorone | CASRN 78-59-1 | DTXSID8020759 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD REGULATORY
- US EPA, Drinking Water Standards and Health Advisories Tables (2018 Edition) REGULATORY
- 71 FR 45403 (2006-08-09) FR Doc E6-12547: Isophorone; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance 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 6544) PUBCHEM
- Computational Toxicology and Exposure APIs: Data Domains (EPA CCTE) REGULATORY
- CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: Release Notes (EPA) REGULATORY
- Permissible Exposure Limits – OSHA Annotated Table Z-1 REGULATORY
- Toxicological Profile for Isophorone (ATSDR, July 2018) ASSESSMENT
- Isophorone; CASRN 78-59-1: IRIS Chemical Assessment Summary ASSESSMENT
- EPA ToxRefDB 3.0 point-of-departure release (pod.csv) DATABASE
- PubChem computed properties for CID 6544 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
- where to look EPA ECOTOX Knowledgebase ASCII release ecotox_ascii_09_15_2026 DATABASE
- 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 6544; 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 6544; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID8020759 (Isophorone) REFERENCE
- ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) REGULATORY
- PubChem computed structure descriptors for CID 6544 (computed, not measured; as recorded by PubChem) DATABASE · 2026
- Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006: Annex VI, Part 3, Table 3.1 (Official Journal L 353, 31.12.2008) REGULATORY · 2008
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