*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DO5465000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzyl alcohol,
                          alpha-epoxyethyl-1,2-(methylenedioxy)-, acetate
                          (ester)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 59901-90-5
LAST UPDATED            : 199410
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H12-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 236.24
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T56 BO DO CHJ GYOV1&- BT3OTJ
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 1'-Acetoxysafrole-2',3'-oxide
   * 1,3-Benzodioxole-5-methanol, alpha-(oxiranyl)-, acetate (ester)
   * alpha-Epoxyethyl-1,2-(methylenedioxy)benzyl alcohol acetate
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 800 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 60,143,1979

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Positive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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