*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : CZ2272000 CHEMICAL NAME : 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, bis(2-chloroethyl) ester CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 6279-87-4 LAST UPDATED : 199806 DATA ITEMS CITED : 4 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C12-H12-Cl2-O4 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Primary Irritant SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Bis(2-chloroethyl) 1,2-benzenedicarboxylate * Bis(2-chloroethyl) phthalate * CP 767 * Di-2-chloroethyl phthalate * Phthalic acid, bis(2-chloroethyl) ester *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration into the eye SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 100 uL REACTION SEVERITY : Mild REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0545759 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 730 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes Gastrointestinal - other changes Blood - hemorrhage REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0545759 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 1260 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - food intake (animal) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema REFERENCE : NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0545759 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998 *** END OF RECORD ***