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