*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : AL2988000
CHEMICAL NAME           : 2'-Acetonaphthone
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 93-08-3
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0774965
REFERENCE               : 4-07-00-01294 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 5
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C12-H10-O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 170.22
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : L66J CV1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Primary Irritant
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * beta-Acetonaphthalene
   * Acetonaphthone
   * beta-Acetonaphthone
   * 2-Acetonaphthone
   * beta-Acetylnaphthalene
   * 2-Acetylnaphthalene
   * Ethanone, 1-(2-naphthalenyl)-
   * Ketone, methyl 2-naphthyl
   * Methyl beta-naphthyl ketone
   * Methyl 2-naphthyl ketone
   * beta-Methyl naphthyl ketone
   * 1-(2-Naphthalenyl)ethanone
   * beta-Naphthyl methyl ketone
   * 2-Naphthyl methyl ketone
   * Oranger cyrstals
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                      ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Human
DOSE/DURATION           : 100%
REFERENCE :
   FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology.  (London, UK)  V.1-19, 1963-81.  For
   publisher information, see FCTOD7.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,867,1975
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 599 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   MDZEAK Medizin und Ernaehrung.  (Stuttgart, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-13,
   1959-72.  Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,244,1967

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - M1648
       No. of Facilities: 77 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 17
       No. of Employees: 2511 (estimated)
   
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - M1648
       No. of Facilities: 284 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 5
       No. of Occupations: 15
       No. of Employees: 5627 (estimated)
       No. of Female Employees: 2515 (estimated)

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

 
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