*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : UB6795000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2-Propanol, 1-isobutoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 23436-19-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1733909
REFERENCE               : 3-01-00-02148 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C7-H16-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 132.23
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QY1&1O1Y1&1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Dowanol pib-T
   * 1-Isobutoxy-2-propanol
   * 1-(2-Methylpropoxy)-2-propanol
   * 2-Propanol, 1-(2-methylpropoxy)-
   * Propylene glycol isobutyl ether
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 4290 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NPIRI* Raw Material Data Handbook, Vol.1: Organic Solvents, 1974. (National
   Assoc. of Printing Ink Research Institute, Francis McDonald Sinclair
   Memorial Laboratory, Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA 18015)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,103,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 8 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NPIRI* Raw Material Data Handbook, Vol.1: Organic Solvents, 1974. (National
   Assoc. of Printing Ink Research Institute, Francis McDonald Sinclair
   Memorial Laboratory, Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA 18015)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,103,1974
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 630 mL/kg/90D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - general anesthetic
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0520729

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M1456
       No. of Facilities: 1889 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 18
       No. of Occupations: 27
       No. of Employees: 13846 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M1456
       No. of Facilities: 236 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 10
       No. of Occupations: 12
       No. of Employees: 9965 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 3348 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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