*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : ET5956000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Butyric acid, pentyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 540-18-1
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1752307
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00790 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199709
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C9-H18-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 158.27
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 5OV3
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Amyl butyrate
   * n-Amyl butyrate
   * Butanoic acid, pentyl ester
   * Pentyl butanoate
   * Pentyl butyrate
   * n-Pentyl butyrate
   * 1-Pentyl butyrate
 
                       *** 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           : 12210 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Skin and Appendages - hair
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       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 11950 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - ataxia
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

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

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83160
       No. of Facilities: 1106 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 6
       No. of Occupations: 8
       No. of Employees: 2713 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 857 (estimated)

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

 
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