*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WZ6530000
CHEMICAL NAME           : m-Terphenyl, 5'-phenyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 612-71-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1912744
REFERENCE               : 4-05-00-02732 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C24-H18
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 306.42
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : RR CR ER
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 5'-Phenyl-m-terphenyl
   * 1,1':3',1''-Terphenyl-
   * Triphenylbenzene
   * 1,3,5-Triphenylbenzene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1400 mg/kg/35W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
REFERENCE :
   AJCAA7 American Journal of Cancer.  (New York, NY)  V.15-40, 1931-40.  For
   publisher information, see CNREA8.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 26,754,1936

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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

 
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