*** 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 *** END OF RECORD ***