*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AI4025000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetic acid, isobutyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 110-19-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1741909
REFERENCE               : 4-02-00-00149 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 31
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H12-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 116.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1Y1&1OV1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Acetate d'isobutyle
   * Acetic acid, 2-methylpropyl ester
   * Isobutyl acetate
   * Isobutylester kyseliny octove
   * 2-Methylpropyl acetate
   * 2-Methyl-1-propyl acetate
   * beta-Methylpropyl ethanoate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Open irritation test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   UCDS** Union Carbide Data Sheet.  (Union Carbide Corp., 39 Old Ridgebury
   Rd., Danbury, CT 06817)  Volume(issue)/page/year: 11/3/1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Moderate
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,795,1978
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Moderate
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 16,795,1978
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 13400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NPIRI* Raw Material Data Handbook, Vol.1: Organic Solvents, 1974. (National
   Assoc. of Printing Ink Research Institute, Francis McDonald Sinclair
   Memorial Laboratory, Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA 18015)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,8,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 8000 ppm/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   AIHAAP American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal.  (AIHA, 475 Wolf
   Ledges Pkwy., Akron, OH 44311)  V.19-    1958-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   23,95,1962
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 4763 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IMSUAI Industrial Medicine and Surgery.  (Northbrook, IL)  V.18-42, 1949-73.
    For publisher information, see IOHSA5.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,31,1972
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : >17400 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   NPIRI* Raw Material Data Handbook, Vol.1: Organic Solvents, 1974. (National
   Assoc. of Printing Ink Research Institute, Francis McDonald Sinclair
   Memorial Laboratory, Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA 18015)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,8,1974

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 713 mg/m3 (150 ppm)
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   TLV/BEI,1997

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 150 ppm (700 mg/m3)
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,139,1971

   OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):8H TWA 150 ppm (700 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1910.1000,1994

   OSHA PEL (Construc):8H TWA 150 ppm (700 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1926.55,1994

   OSHA PEL (Shipyard):8H TWA 150 ppm (700 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   29,1915.1000,1993

   OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):8H TWA 150 ppm (700 mg/m3)
   CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations.  (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt.
   of Documents, Washington, DC 20402)  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   41,50-204.50,1994

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 150 ppm (700 mg/m3);STEL 187 ppm (875 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 150 ppm (713 mg/m3);STEL 187 ppm (888 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 150 ppm (710 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 150 ppm (710 mg/m3);STEL 200 ppm (940 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 200 ppm (950 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 150 ppm (700 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 150 ppm (700 mg/m3) JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 150 ppm (700 mg/m3);STEL 300 ppm JAN 1993
   
   OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:TWA 150 ppm (700 mg/m3);STEL 187 ppm JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

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

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO ISOBUTYL ACETATE-air:10H TWA 150 ppm
REFERENCE :
   NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
   Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 40410
       No. of Facilities: 16707 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 150
       No. of Occupations: 81
       No. of Employees: 85472 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 40410
       No. of Facilities: 11899 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 113
       No. of Occupations: 78
       No. of Employees: 160286 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 41243 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
   
   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies
   
   EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
   
   NIOSH Analytical Method, 1994: Esters I, 1450

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***