*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : DO9410000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Benzyl alcohol, alpha-methyl-, acetate
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 93-92-5
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1908635
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-03037 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C10-H12-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 164.22
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzenemethanol, alpha-methyl-, acetate
   * Gardeniol II
   * Gardenol
   * alpha-Methylbenzenemethanol acetate
   * alpha-Methylbenzyl acetate
   * Methylphenylcarbinol acetate
   * Methyl phenyl carbinyl acetate
   * sec-Phenethyl acetate
   * alpha-Phenylethyl acetate
   * sec-Phenylethyl acetate
   * 1-Phenylethyl acetate
   * Styrallyl acetate
   * Styrolyl acetate
 
                       *** 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           : >5 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: 14,611,1976
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >5 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: 14,611,1976

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 84090
       No. of Facilities: 217 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 7
       No. of Occupations: 21
       No. of Employees: 2911 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 84090
       No. of Facilities: 3255 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 14
       No. of Occupations: 28
       No. of Employees: 35404 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 18298 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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