*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DA6639000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzene, pentabromoethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 85-22-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 3133073
REFERENCE               : 3-05-00-00801 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H5-Br5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 500.68
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * EB 80
   * Pentabromoethylbenzene
   * 2,3,4,5,6-Pentabromoethylbenzene
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >8 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TSCAT* Office of Toxic Substances Report.  (U.S. Environmental Protection
   Agency, Office of Toxic Substances, 401 M St., SW, Washington, DC 20460)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0515763

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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

 
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