*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ES7350000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Butyric acid, benzyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 103-37-7
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2047625
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-02266 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C11-H14-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 178.25
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 3VO1R
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzyl n-butanoate
   * Benzyl butyrate
   * Benzyl n-butyrate
   * Benzylester kyseliny maselne
   * Butanoic acid, phenylmethyl ester
 
                       *** 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           : 2330 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - tremor
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,327,1964
 
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: 12,827,1974

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 83173
       No. of Facilities: 35 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 29
       No. of Employees: 4144 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83173
       No. of Facilities: 266 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 2
       No. of Occupations: 10
       No. of Employees: 8803 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 6358 (estimated)

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

 
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