*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ZE4551000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 1,2-Xylene, 4-(epoxyethyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1855-36-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0116226
REFERENCE               : 5-17-01-00605 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H12-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 148.22
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T3OTJ BR C1 D1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * (3,4-Dimethylphenyl)oxirene
   * 3,4-Dimethyl styrene oxide
   * 4-(Epoxyethyl)-1,2-xylene
   * Oxirene, (3,4-dimethylphenyl)-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CMSHAF Chemosphere.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park,
   Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,737,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mmol/L
REFERENCE :
   CMSHAF Chemosphere.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park,
   Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,737,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Phage inhibition capacity
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Escherichia coli
DOSE/DURATION           : 2300 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CBINA8 Chemico-Biological Interactions.  (Elsevier Scientific Pub. Ireland
   Ltd., POB 85, Limerick, Ireland)  V.1-    1969-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   35,71,1981
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 200 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   CMSHAF Chemosphere.  (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park,
   Elmsford, NY 10523) V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,369,1979

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive/dose response: TRP reversion

 
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