*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***
RTECS NUMBER : UX1915000
CHEMICAL NAME : Pyrocatechol, 4-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 452-86-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0636512
REFERENCE : 4-06-00-05878 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C7-H8-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 124.15
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR BQ D1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 1,2-Benzenediol, 4-methyl-
* 3,4-Dihydroxytoluene
* Homocatechol
* Homopyrocatechol
* 4-Methyl-1,2-benzenediol
* p-Methylcatechol
* 4-Methylcatechol
* p-Methylpyrocatechol
* 4-Methylpyrocatechol
* Toluene-3,4-diol
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 900 mg/kg/51W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria
Gastrointestinal - tumors
REFERENCE :
CNREA8 Cancer Research. (Public Ledger Building, Suit 816, 6th & Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19106) V.1- 1941- Volume(issue)/page/year:
49,5143,1989
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Gene conversion and mitotic recombination
TEST SYSTEM : Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOSE/DURATION : 300 mg/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 135,109,1984
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Ovary
DOSE/DURATION : 10 mg/L
REFERENCE :
CALEDQ Cancer Letters (Shannon, Ireland). (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland) V.1- 1975- Volume(issue)/page/year:
14,251,1981
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