*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : GP1750000
CHEMICAL NAME           : o-Cresol, 4,4'-isopropylidenedi-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 79-97-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 2053755
REFERENCE               : 4-06-00-06751 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 3
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C17-H20-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 256.37
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR B1 DY1&1R DQ C1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 2,2-Bis(4-hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)propane
   * Bisphenol C
   * Dicresylolpropane
   * 3,3'-Dimethylbisphenol A
   * 3,3'-Dimethyldian
   * 4,4'-Isopropylidenedi-o-cresol
   * 4,4'-(1-Methylethylidene)bis(2-methylphenol)
   * Nonox DCP
   * Phenol, 4,4'-(1-methylethylidene)bis(2-methyl-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 25 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   CBCCT* "Summary Tables of Biological Tests," National Research Council
   Chemical-Biological Coordination Center.  (National Academy of Science
   Library, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20418)
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 6,139,1954
 
                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Micronucleus test
TEST SYSTEM             : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION           : 50 umol/L
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 390,21,1997

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   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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