*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : AC3120000 CHEMICAL NAME : Acetamide, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 142-26-7 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1811708 REFERENCE : 4-04-00-01535 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199701 DATA ITEMS CITED : 5 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C4-H9-N-O2 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 103.14 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q2MV1 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Primary Irritant SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * 2-Acetamidoethanol * 2-Acetylaminoethanol * Acetylcolamine * N-Acetyl ethanolamine * N-Ethanolacetamide * Hydroxyethyl acetamide * beta-Hydroxyethylacetamide * N-beta-Hydroxyethylacetamide * N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)acetamide *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : Open irritation test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg REACTION SEVERITY : Mild REFERENCE : UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet. (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury Rd., Danbury, CT 06817) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4/21/1967 TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg REACTION SEVERITY : Severe REFERENCE : AJOPAA American Journal of Ophthalmology. (Ophthalmic Pub. Co., 435 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1415, Chicago, IL 60611) Series 3: V.1- 1918- Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1363,1946 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 26950 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : JACTDZ Journal of the American College of Toxicology. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1-12, 1982-1993. Discontinued. Volume(issue)/page/year: 12(3),225,1993 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : >20 mL/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet. (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury Rd., Danbury, CT 06817) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4/21/1967 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY *** END OF RECORD ***