*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION *** RTECS NUMBER : JH8400000 CHEMICAL NAME : 1,3-Dioxolane-4-methanol, 2-benzyl- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 5694-72-4 LAST UPDATED : 199701 DATA ITEMS CITED : 4 MOLECULAR FORMULA : C11-H14-O3 MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 194.25 WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5O COTJ B1R& D1Q COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Primary Irritant SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES : * 2-Benzyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxane * 2-Benzyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane * 2-Benzyl-4-methanol-1,3-dioxane * 1,3-Dioxolane, 2-benzyl-4-hydroxymethyl- * Phenylacetaldehyde glyceryl acetal *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA *** ** SKIN/EYE IRRITATION DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : Standard Draize test ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Administration onto the skin SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rabbit DOSE/DURATION : 500 mg/24H REACTION SEVERITY : Moderate REFERENCE : FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,829,1976 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA ** TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Oral SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat DOSE/DURATION : 1720 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value REFERENCE : FCTXAV Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. (London, UK) V.1-19, 1963-81. For publisher information, see FCTOD7. Volume(issue)/page/year: 14,829,1976 TYPE OF TEST : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Intraperitoneal SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - mouse DOSE/DURATION : 523 mg/kg TOXIC EFFECTS : Peripheral Nerve and Sensation - flaccid paralysis without anesthesia (usually neuromuscular blockage) REFERENCE : AIPTAK Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. (Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium) V.4- 1898- Volume(issue)/page/year: 85,474,1951 *** STATUS IN U.S. *** EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY *** END OF RECORD ***