*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : FC0700000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Carbamic acid, methyl-, 4-dimethylamino-3,5-xylyl
                          ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 315-18-4
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2216978
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 29
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H18-N2-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 222.32
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1N1&R B1 F1 DOVM1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Tumorigen
                          Mutagen
                          Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Carbamate, 4-dimethylamino-3,5-xylyl N-methyl-
   * Carbamic acid, methyl-, 4-(dimethylamino)-3,5-dimethylphenyl ester
   * 4-(Dimethylamine)-3,5-xylyl N-methylcarbamate
   * 4-(Dimethylamino)-3,5-dimethylphenol methylcarbamate (ester)
   * 4-(Dimethylamino)-3,5-dimethylphenyl N-methylcarbamate
   * 4-(Dimethylamino)-3,5-xylenol, methylcarbamate (ester)
   * 4-Dimethylamino-3,5-xylyl methylcarbamate
   * 4-Dimethylamino-3,5-xylyl N-methylcarbamate
   * 4-(N,N-Dimethylamino)-3,5-xylyl N-methylcarbamate
   * Dowco 139
   * ENT 25766
   * Methylcarbamic acid, 4-(dimethylamino)-3,5-xylyl ester
   * Methyl-4-dimethylamino-3,5-xylyl carbamate
   * Methyl-4-dimethylamino-3,5-xylyl ester of carbamic acid
   * Mexacarbate
   * NCI-C00544
   * OMS-47
   * OMS 639
   * Phenol, 4-(dimethylamino)-3,5-dimethyl-, methylcarbamate (ester)
   * 3,5-Xylenol, 4-(dimethylamino)-, methylcarbamate
   * Zactran
   * Zectane
   * Zectran
   * Zextran
 
                       *** 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           : 14 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - miosis (pupillary constriction)
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   JEENAI Journal of Economic Entomology.  (Entomological Soc. of America, 4603
   Calvert Rd., College Park, MD 20740)  V.1-    1908- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   62,1307,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : >1500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85ALAU "Carbamate Insecticides: Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Toxicology,"
   Kuhr, R.J., and H.W. Dorough, Cleveland, OH, CRC Press, 1976
   Volume(issue)/page/year: -,103,1975
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 12 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PSSCBG Pesticide Science.  (Blackwell Scientific Pub. Ltd., POB 88, Oxford,
   UK)  V.1-    1970-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,10,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 107 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   JAFCAU Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.  (American Chemical Soc.,
   Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
   20037)  V.1-    1953-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 15,479,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 7800 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - true cholinesterase
REFERENCE :
   JAFCAU Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.  (American Chemical Soc.,
   Distribution Office Dept. 223, POB 57136, West End Stn., Washington, DC
   20037)  V.1-    1953-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,561,1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION           : 22 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FMCHA2 Farm Chemicals Handbook.  (Meister Pub., 37841 Euclid Ave.,
   Willoughy, OH 44094)  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,C204,1991
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 37 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   SPEADM Special Publication of the Entomological Society of America.  (4603
   Calvert Rd., College Park, MD 20740)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 78-1,59,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   SPEADM Special Publication of the Entomological Society of America.  (4603
   Calvert Rd., College Park, MD 20740)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 78-1,59,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - guinea pig
DOSE/DURATION           : 15 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   PCOC** Pesticide Chemicals Official Compendium, Association of the American
   Pesticide Control Officials, Inc., 1966.  (Topeka, KS)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: -,1232,1966
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - pigeon
DOSE/DURATION           : 5620 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ASTTA8 ASTM Special Technical Publication.  (American Soc. for Testing
   Materials, 1916 Race St., Philadelphia, PA 19103)  No.1-    1911-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: (680),157,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION           : 4400 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia
   (usually neuromuscular blockage)
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   11,49,1967
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - quail
DOSE/DURATION           : 2370 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ASTTA8 ASTM Special Technical Publication.  (American Soc. for Testing
   Materials, 1916 Race St., Philadelphia, PA 19103)  No.1-    1911-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: (680),157,1979
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - duck
DOSE/DURATION           : 3 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - miosis (pupillary constriction)
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   JEENAI Journal of Economic Entomology.  (Entomological Soc. of America, 4603
   Calvert Rd., College Park, MD 20740)  V.1-    1908- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   62,1307,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Amphibian - frog
DOSE/DURATION           : 283 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - miosis (pupillary constriction)
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   JEENAI Journal of Economic Entomology.  (Entomological Soc. of America, 4603
   Calvert Rd., College Park, MD 20740)  V.1-    1908- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   62,1307,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - domestic
DOSE/DURATION           : 15 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - miosis (pupillary constriction)
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   JEENAI Journal of Economic Entomology.  (Entomological Soc. of America, 4603
   Calvert Rd., College Park, MD 20740)  V.1-    1908- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   62,1307,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - miosis (pupillary constriction)
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   JEENAI Journal of Economic Entomology.  (Entomological Soc. of America, 4603
   Calvert Rd., College Park, MD 20740)  V.1-    1908- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   62,1307,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION           : 16 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   30ZDA9 "Chemistry of Pesticides," Melnikov, N.N., New York, Springer-Verlag
   New York, Inc., 1971  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,195,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - wild bird species
DOSE/DURATION           : 1 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - miosis (pupillary constriction)
   Behavioral - ataxia
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory stimulation
REFERENCE :
   JEENAI Journal of Economic Entomology.  (Entomological Soc. of America, 4603
   Calvert Rd., College Park, MD 20740)  V.1-    1908- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   62,1307,1969
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION           : 1470 mg/kg/3W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   11,,49,1967
 
                          ** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1200 mg/kg/78W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria
   Liver - tumors
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: PB223-159
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE                    : 90 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 6-14 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - extra-embryonic structures
   (e.g., placenta, umbilical cord)
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
REFERENCE :
   NTIS** National Technical Information Service.  (Springfield, VA 22161)
   Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: PB223-160

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,237,1976

   IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data
   IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals
   to Man.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)
   V.1-    1972-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 12,237,1976

   IARC Cancer Review:Group 3
   IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement.  (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49
   Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210)  No.1-    1979-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   7,56,1987

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION
   FEREAC Federal Register.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of
   Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1-    1936-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   54,7740,1989

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Negative/limited: Carcinogenicity-mouse/rat
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
   
   NCI Carcinogenesis Bioassay (feed);no evidence:mouse,rat
   NCITR* National Cancer Institute Carcinogenesis Technical Report Series.
   (Bethesda, MD)  No.0-205. For publisher information, see NTPTR*.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: NCI-TR-147,78

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***