*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GD8400000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Cinnamic acid, benzyl ester
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 103-41-3
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C16-H14-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 238.30
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : R1U1VO1R
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Natural Product
                          Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Benzyl alcohol, cinnamate
   * Benzyl alcohol, cinnamic ester
   * Benzyl cinnamate
   * Benzylester kyseliny skoricove
   * Benzyl gamma-phenylacrylate
   * Cinnamein
   * trans-Cinnamic acid benzyl ester
   * Phenylmethyl 3-phenyl-2-propenoate
   * 3-Phenyl-2-propenoic acid phenylmethyl ester
   * 2-Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl-, phenylmethyl ester
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg/24H
REACTION SEVERITY       : Mild
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,1017,1973
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 5530 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Behavioral - coma
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           : 3760 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity)
   Gastrointestinal - gastritis
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 :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 83174
       No. of Facilities: 21 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 456 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - 83174
       No. of Facilities: 546 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 3
       No. of Occupations: 6
       No. of Employees: 2855 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 1107 (estimated)

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

 
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