*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DJ1595000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-(octyloxy)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 1843-05-6
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1915198
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 7
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C21-H26-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 326.47
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Aduvex 248
   * Advastab 46
   * Anti-UV P
   * Benzon 00
   * Benzophenone 12
   * Biosorb 130
   * Carstab 700
   * Chimassorb 81
   * Cyasorb UV 531
   * 2-Hydroxy-4-(octyloxy)benzophenone
   * (2-Hydroxy-4-(octyloxy)phenyl)phenylmethanone
   * 2-Hydroxy-4-oktyloxybenzofenon
   * Methanone, (2-hydroxy-4-(octyloxy)phenyl)phenyl-
   * Octabenzone
   * Spectra-sorb UV 531
   * Sumisorb 130
   * UF 4
   * UV 1
   * UV 531
   * UVA 1
   * Uvinul 408
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,199,1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 13 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85JCAE "Prehled Prumyslove Toxikologie; Organicke Latky," Marhold, J.,
   Prague, Czechoslovakia, Avicenum, 1986  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,648,1986
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,199,1968
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 173 gm/kg/91D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Liver - changes in liver weight
   Blood - changes in erythrocyte (RBC) count
   Blood - changes in leukocyte (WBC) count
REFERENCE :
   RPZHAW Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny.  (Ars Polona, POB 1001, 00-068
   Warsaw 1, Poland) V.1-    1950-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,179,1968

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X7937
       No. of Facilities: 1019 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 16
       No. of Occupations: 25
       No. of Employees: 18167 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 9950 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998

 
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