*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : DP1325000 CHEMICAL NAME : Benzyl alcohol, alpha-(trichloromethyl)- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 2000-43-3 BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0510385 REFERENCE : 4-06-00-03049 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) LAST UPDATED : 199712 DATA ITEMS CITED : 4 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C8-H7-Cl3-O MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 225.50 COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Drug SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * Benzenemethanol, alpha-(trichloromethyl)- * Efiran 99 * Phenyl(trichloromethyl)carbinol * alpha-(Trichloromethyl)benzenemethanol * alpha-(Trichloromethyl)benzyl alcohol * Trichloromethylphenyl carbinol *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 790 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - spastic paralysis with or without sensory change REFERENCE : JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10- Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,405,1925 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 1670 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - sleep Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - chronic pulmonary edema REFERENCE : JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10- Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,405,1925 TYPE OF TEST : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous SPECIES OBSERVED : Amphibian - frog DOSE/DURATION : 200 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex) REFERENCE : JPETAB Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. (Williams & Wilkins Co., 428 E. Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21202) V.1- 1909/10- Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,405,1925 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY *** END OF RECORD ***