*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : XP2620000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Thymol, 6-chloro-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 89-68-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2084453
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-03344 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H13-Cl-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 184.68
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 4-Chloro-5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)phenol
   * Chlorothymol
   * 6-Chlorothymol
   * Chlorthymol
   * Phenol, 4-chloro-5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 2460 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory
   change
REFERENCE :
   SIZSAR Sapporo Igaku Zasshi.  Sapporo Medical Journal.  (Sapporo Igaku
   Daigaku, Nishi-17-chome, Minami-1-jo, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060, Japan)  V.3-
   1952-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,73,1952

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NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 80361
       No. of Facilities: 135 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 2837 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 80361
       No. of Facilities: 115 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 3
       No. of Employees: 6883 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 6631 (estimated)

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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