*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : EJ8800000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Butane, 1,2:3,4-diepoxy-2-methyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 6341-85-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0103138
REFERENCE               : 4-19-00-00114 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199612
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C5-H8-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 100.13
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T3OTJ B- BT3OTJ B1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,2'-Bioxirane, 2-methyl-
   * 1,2,3,4-Diepoxy-2-methylbutane
   * 2-Methyl-2,2'-bioxirane
   * 2-Methyl-1,2,3,4-diepoxybutane
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
   Blood - lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease
REFERENCE :
   RARSAM Radiation Research, Supplement.  (New York, NY)  No.1-7, 1959-67.
   Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,193,1963
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION           : 1500 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   EVHPAZ EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives.  (U.S. Government Printing
   Office, Supt of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  No.1-    1972-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 86,85,1990
 
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