*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GO7800000
CHEMICAL NAME           : m-Cresol, 4,6-di-tert-butyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 497-39-2
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2094885
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-03510 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199710
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C15-H24-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 220.39
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 1X1&1&R BQ D1 EX1&1&1
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,4-Bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-5-methylphenol
   * DBMC
   * 4,6-Di-t-butyl-m-cresol
   * 2,4-Di-t-butyl-5-methylphenol
   * Phenol, 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-5-methyl-
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1420 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - acute pulmonary edema
   Gastrointestinal - ulceration or bleeding from small intestine
REFERENCE :
   JAPMA8 Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific
   Edition.  (Washington, DC) V.29-49, 1940-60.  For publisher information, see
   JPMSAE.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 38,366,1949

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   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   EPA TSCA Section 8(d) unpublished health/safety studies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

 
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