*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UC2800000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Propanone, 1-hydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 116-09-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0605368
REFERENCE               : 4-01-00-03977 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199706
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C3-H6-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 74.09
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : Q1V1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acetol
   * Acetone alcohol
   * Acetylcarbinol
   * Acetylmethanol
   * Hydroxyacetone
   * alpha-Hydroxyacetone
   * Hydroxymethyl methyl ketone
   * Hydroxypropanone
   * 2-Oxopropanol
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JIHTAB Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology.  (Cambridge, MA)
   V.18-31, 1936-49.  For publisher information, see AEHLAU.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 30,63,1948
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 ug/plate
REFERENCE :
   ABCHA6 Agricultural and Biological Chemistry.  (Maruzen Co. Ltd., POB 5050,
   Tokyo International, Tokyo 100-31, Japan)  V.25-    1961-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 47,2461,1983

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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