*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AM7525000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Acetophenone, 2',4'-dihydroxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 89-84-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 1282505
REFERENCE               : 4-08-00-01792 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 4
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C8-H8-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 152.16
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : QR CQ DV1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
                          Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 4-Acetylresorcinol
   * 2,4-Dihydroxyacetophenone
   * 2',4'-Dihydroxyacetophenone
   * 1-(2,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)ethanone
   * Ethanone, 1-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-
   * Resacetophenone
   * beta-Resacetophenone
   * Resoacetophenone
   * Resorcinol, 4-acetyl-
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 500 mg
REACTION SEVERITY       : Severe
REFERENCE :
   IHFCAY Industrial Hygiene Foundation of America, Chemical and Toxicological
   Series, Bulletin. (Pittsburgh, PA)  1947-69.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   6,1,1967
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 2830 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   IHFCAY Industrial Hygiene Foundation of America, Chemical and Toxicological
   Series, Bulletin. (Pittsburgh, PA)  1947-69.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   6,1,1967
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 20 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 4 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Maternal Effects - ovaries, fallopian tubes
   Reproductive - Maternal Effects - uterus, cervix, vagina
REFERENCE :
   JSICAZ Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Section C: Biological
   Sciences.  (New Delhi, India)  V.14-21, 1955-62.  For publisher information,
   see IJEBA6.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 19,264,1960

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

 
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